Puttenham, Hertfordshire

Puttenham
Church of St Mary, Puttenham
Puttenham Location within Hertfordshire
OS grid reference	SP888146
Civil parish	Tring Rural
District	Dacorum
Shire county	Hertfordshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Tring
Postcode district	HP23
Dialling code	01296
Police	Hertfordshire
Fire	Hertfordshire
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	South West Hertfordshire

Puttenham is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Tring Rural, in the Dacorum district, in north west Hertfordshire, England. In 1961 the parish had a population of 107.^[1] On 1 April 1964 the parish was abolished and merged with Tring Rural.^[2]

It was recorded as ‘Puteham’ in the Domesday Book.^[3]

St Mary's Church, the Church of England parish church, has a nave and aisles dating from the early 14th-century, and an elaborate roof and west tower from the 15th-century. It is a Grade I listed building.^[4]

Puttenham is one of the 51 Thankful Villages in England and Wales that suffered no fatalities during the Great War of 1914 to 1918.

References

1. "Population statistics Puttenham AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
2. "Relationships and changes Puttenham AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
3. http://www.raincliffe.n-yorks.sch.uk/homework/History/year%207/Doomsday%20Web%20Bits%20-%20collection/village_of_puttenham_and_the_dom.htm
4. Historic England. "Church of St Mary (Church of England) (1076690)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 June 2024.

External links

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