Why visit Kimpton
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 5 parks and trails and 3 places to eat in and around town.
Highlights include Shaw's Corner, Lydekker Park and Stocking Springs Wood.
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About Kimpton
Kimpton is a village and civil parish in the North Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It lies 6 miles (10 km) south of Hitchin, its post town, 7 miles (11 km) north of St Albans and 4 miles (6 km) from both Harpenden and Luton. As well as the village itself, the parish also contains the hamlets of Peters Green and Blackmore End and surrounding rural areas. The population of the parish was 2,261 at the 2021 census.
From the Wikipedia article Kimpton, Hertfordshire (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Museums and landmarks1
Shaw's Corner
Museum · 1.8 mi
Writer's house museum in Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Parks, trails and playgrounds5
Lydekker Park
Park · 3.3 mi
Park in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England
Stocking Springs Wood
Park · 2.7 mi
Nature reserve in Hertfordshire, England
Restaurants and cafes3
Churches and places of worship6
New Saint Lawrence Church
Church · 1.5 mi
Grade I listed church in Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Old St Lawrence Church, Ayot St Lawrence
Church · 1.7 mi
Church in Ayot St Lawrence, Welwyn Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, UK
St Helen's Church, Wheathampstead
Church · 2.7 mi
Grade I listed church in Wheathampstead, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK
History
Kimpton is mentioned in the Domesday Book: "In the Half-Hundred of HITCHIN 24 Ralph holds KIMPTON from the Bishop. It answers for 4 hides. Land for 10 ploughs. In Lordship 2; a third possible. 2 Frenchmen and 12 villagers with 2 smallholders have 7 ploughs. 3 cottagers; 5 slaves. Meadow for 6 oxen; woodland, 800 pigs; 1 mill at 8s. The total value is and was £12; before 1066 £15. Aelfeva, mother of Earl Morcar, held this manor."
The manor was later held by the Hoo-Keate family, and then by marriage to the Dacre family.
Kimpton's parish church, dedicated to St Peter and St Paul, dates back to circa 1200. It is a spacious flint-built building in the unusual transitional style between Norman and Early English. The Dacre Chapel has a fine Perpendicular screen, and the remains of early wall paintings in the chancel show St Christopher and the Seven Corporal Works of Mercy. The belfry contains a peal of eight bells, the oldest having been cast c. 1390.
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In February 2001, Kimpton was hit by flooding due to an unprecedented amount of rainfall. The dried up river Kym, which was now a vital road, emerged again and followed its natural course from Netherfield Springs, through Kimpton and joined the Mimram at Kimpton Mill. The situation became fairly serious on the 24th when business owners from the industrial estate on Claggy Road and also residents at risk hired pumps and called the fire brigade to try to deal with the 1-metre-deep water flow. The total cost of the damage caused by the flood was approximately £500,000. There is evidence suggesting that this is not the only flood to occur in the history of the village. There was a BBC news report on the situation.
From the History section of Kimpton, Hertfordshire on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Geography
The village lies along the valley of a dried-up river bed and is about one mile long. Some of the houses on the High Street date back to the 16th century, but most are 19th and early 20th century. Behind the High Street are two large housing estates built in the 1970s, as well as another estate built in the 2010s located further west.
The village has a primary and nursery school with over 150 children. The Dacre Rooms on High Street were donated to the village in 1879 by Susan, Lady Dacre, and are used as an events venue. The main village hall is now a modern building called the Memorial Hall on Hall Lane.
As well as Kimpton village, the parish also includes the hamlets of Peters Green and Blackmore End and surrounding rural areas, both sitting above the valley Kimpton is in.
From the Wikipedia article Kimpton, Hertfordshire, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable people from Kimpton
- Aubrey BeauclerkEnglish cricketer active in 1837
Born in Kimpton, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Schools, colleges and libraries1
Map of Kimpton
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Getting there and nearby towns
London Luton Airport (LTN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 4 miles away.
- Codicote 3 mi east, about 4 min by car
- Harpenden 3 mi southwest, about 5 min by car
- Luton 5 mi west, about 9 min by car
- Welwyn Garden City 5 mi southeast, about 8 min by car
- Stevenage 5 mi northeast, about 9 min by car
- Sandridge 5 mi south, about 8 min by car
- St Albans 7 mi south, about 11 min by car
- Hatfield 7 mi southeast, about 11 min by car
- Hitchin 7 mi north, about 11 min by car
- Hemel Hempstead 9 mi southwest, about 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Photo credits
- Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Kimpton, User:Ebelthite, CC BY 2.5
- Kimpton Memorial Hall, Richard Kelly, CC BY 4.0
- The Green at Kimpton, Richard Kelly, CC BY 4.0
- GOC Kimpton 137 The Dacre Rooms (5726704083), Peter O'Connor aka anemoneprojectors, CC BY-SA 2.0
- GOC Kimpton 138 The Dacre Rooms (5727265010), Peter O'Connor aka anemoneprojectors, CC BY-SA 2.0
- GOC Kimpton 135 Kimpton (5727258958), AnemoneProjectors ( talk ) ( Flickr ), CC BY-SA 2.0
- St Peter and St Paul, Kimpton (8419623402), Peter O'Connor aka anemoneprojectors, CC BY-SA 2.0
- St Peter and St Paul, Kimpton (8417436870), Peter O'Connor aka anemoneprojectors, CC BY-SA 2.0
- GOC Kimpton 139 The White Horse (5727269292), Peter O'Connor aka anemoneprojectors, CC BY-SA 2.0
- St Peter and St Paul, Kimpton (8414752476), Peter O'Connor aka anemoneprojectors, CC BY-SA 2.0
- GOC Kimpton 133 St Peter and St Paul, Kimpton, AnemoneProjectors ( talk ), CC BY-SA 2.0
- St Peter and St Paul, Kimpton (west door) (8376513720), Peter O'Connor aka anemoneprojectors, CC BY-SA 2.0
- St Peter and St Paul, Kimpton (Corbel) (8397265531), Peter O'Connor aka anemoneprojectors, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Of St Peter and St Paul, Kimpton (West Nave) (8398494896), Peter O'Connor aka anemoneprojectors, CC BY-SA 2.0
- St Peter and St Paul, Kimpton (Baptismal Font) (8394998365), Peter O'Connor aka anemoneprojectors, CC BY-SA 2.0
- St Peter and St Paul, Kimpton (nave) (8384310944), Peter O'Connor aka anemoneprojectors, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Shaw's Corner1, PaulSkin from UK, CC BY 2.0
- Stocking Springs Wood 7, Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cat Survival Trust Neofelis nebulosa, Graham Dean from Rayleigh, England, CC BY 2.0
- The ruined church at Ayot St Lawrence, Allan Engelhardt, CC BY-SA 2.0
- St Helen's Church, Wheathampstead, Colin Riegels / Legis at en.wikipedia, Public domain
- PalladianChurchAyotStLawrenceMay04, The original uploader was David Edgar at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lydekker Park, Colin Riegels / Legis at en.wikipedia, Public domain
- Wheathampstead LNR 2, Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0
- New St Lawrence Church, Ayot St Lawrence 2020-07-20, Colin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- GOC Kimpton 141 The White Horse (5726717971), Peter O'Connor aka anemoneprojectors, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Street-level photo, chrisw100, CC BY-SA 4.0
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