Sandridge
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Sandridge is a small village and civil parish between St Albans
and Wheathampstead
in Hertfordshire
, England
, United Kingdom
.
the parish being part of the revenue of the Mercian Kings
. It was given by Egfrith
son of Offa
in the first year of his reign to abbot Eadric second abbot of St Alban's Monastery
and to the monks of St Albans
.
The original name was "Saundruage" meaning a place of sandy soil serviced by bond tenants.
took place in and around Sandridge as the Earl of Warwick
, for the Yorkists, retreated towards Nomansland.
was 4,808. This includes some people living in the Jersey Farm
area of St Albans.
The village has three pubs: The Green Man, The Rose and Crown and The Queen's Head.
The village church is St Leonard's
and is thought to date back to 1119.
It also supports Sandridge Rovers F.C.
, who play in the Hertfordshire Senior County League
.
Sandridge was one of the earlier homes of the great English general, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
, and his infamous wife, Sarah
, a favourite of Queen Anne
. The title Baron Sandridge was given to Churchill by James II
in 1685, and was his first English peerage
title (his earlier title, Baron Eyemouth, had been created in 1682 by James's predecessor, Charles II
, in the Peerage of Scotland
).
In 2008 the Woodland Trust
announced plans to create a new forest north of Sandridge. The 347 hectares (858 acres) of woodland are to be called Heartwood Forest
.
St Albans
St Albans is a city in southern Hertfordshire, England, around north of central London, which forms the main urban area of the City and District of St Albans. It is a historic market town, and is now a sought-after dormitory town within the London commuter belt...
and Wheathampstead
Wheathampstead
Wheathampstead is a village and civil parish in the City and District of St Albans, in Hertfordshire, England. It is north of St Albans and in the Hitchin and Harpenden parliamentary constituency....
in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
Early history
The earliest recorded mention of Sandridge is in the year 796796
Year 796 was a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 796 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Europe :* December – Coenwulf becomes king of...
the parish being part of the revenue of the Mercian Kings
Mercia
Mercia was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy. It was centred on the valley of the River Trent and its tributaries in the region now known as the English Midlands...
. It was given by Egfrith
Ecgfrith of Mercia
Ecgfrith was a King of Mercia who briefly ruled in the year 796. He was the son and heir of King Offa of Mercia and his wife Cynethryth. In 787, Offa had Ecgfrith crowned as co-ruler. He succeeded his father in July 796, but despite Offa's efforts to secure his son's succession, it is recorded...
son of Offa
Offa
Offa may refer to:Two kings of the Angles, who are often confused:*Offa of Angel , on the continent*Offa of Mercia , in Great BritainA king of Essex:*Offa of Essex A town in Nigeria:* Offa, Nigeria...
in the first year of his reign to abbot Eadric second abbot of St Alban's Monastery
St Albans Cathedral
St Albans Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral church at St Albans, England. At , its nave is the longest of any cathedral in England...
and to the monks of St Albans
St Albans
St Albans is a city in southern Hertfordshire, England, around north of central London, which forms the main urban area of the City and District of St Albans. It is a historic market town, and is now a sought-after dormitory town within the London commuter belt...
.
The original name was "Saundruage" meaning a place of sandy soil serviced by bond tenants.
The Second Battle of St Albans
In February 1461 the final skirmishes of the Second Battle of St AlbansSecond Battle of St Albans
The Second Battle of St Albans was a battle of the English Wars of the Roses fought on 17 February, 1461, at St Albans. The army of the Yorkist faction under the Earl of Warwick attempted to bar the road to London north of the town. The rival Lancastrian army used a wide outflanking manoeuvre to...
took place in and around Sandridge as the Earl of Warwick
Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick
Richard Neville KG, jure uxoris 16th Earl of Warwick and suo jure 6th Earl of Salisbury and 8th and 5th Baron Montacute , known as Warwick the Kingmaker, was an English nobleman, administrator, and military commander...
, for the Yorkists, retreated towards Nomansland.
Information
The population of Sandridge ward at the time of the 2001 censusUnited Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....
was 4,808. This includes some people living in the Jersey Farm
Jersey Farm
Jersey Farm is a district of St Albans situated approximately 2 miles north-east of the city centre. It is largely surrounded by countryside and is 'attached' to St Albans by the district of Marshalswick to its south-west....
area of St Albans.
The village has three pubs: The Green Man, The Rose and Crown and The Queen's Head.
The village church is St Leonard's
St Leonards Church Sandridge
St Leonard's Church is the parish church of Sandridge, a small village in Hertfordshire, England.-History:Some sort of simple wooden church was probably made necessary in 796 when the Abbey of St Albans took possession of the Manor of Sandridge...
and is thought to date back to 1119.
It also supports Sandridge Rovers F.C.
Sandridge Rovers F.C.
Sandridge Rovers are an amateur association football club based in Sandridge, near St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. They were founded in 1896 and currently play in the Herts Senior County League Premier Division which is a feeder league in Step 7 of the National League System.The club runs three...
, who play in the Hertfordshire Senior County League
Hertfordshire Senior County League
The Hertfordshire Senior County League or Herts Senior County League is a football competition based in England. It was founded in 1898. It currently has two divisions for first teams along with two divisions for reserve teams and is a feeder to the Spartan South Midlands Football League...
.
Sandridge was one of the earlier homes of the great English general, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Prince of Mindelheim, KG, PC , was an English soldier and statesman whose career spanned the reigns of five monarchs through the late 17th and early 18th centuries...
, and his infamous wife, Sarah
Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough
Sarah Churchill , Duchess of Marlborough rose to be one of the most influential women in British history as a result of her close friendship with Queen Anne of Great Britain.Sarah's friendship and influence with Princess Anne was widely known, and leading public figures...
, a favourite of Queen Anne
Anne of Great Britain
Anne ascended the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland on 8 March 1702. On 1 May 1707, under the Act of Union, two of her realms, England and Scotland, were united as a single sovereign state, the Kingdom of Great Britain.Anne's Catholic father, James II and VII, was deposed during the...
. The title Baron Sandridge was given to Churchill by James II
James II of England
James II & VII was King of England and King of Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland...
in 1685, and was his first English peerage
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
title (his earlier title, Baron Eyemouth, had been created in 1682 by James's predecessor, Charles II
Charles II of England
Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
, in the Peerage of Scotland
Peerage of Scotland
The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. With that year's Act of Union, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England were combined into the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a new Peerage of Great Britain was...
).
In 2008 the Woodland Trust
Woodland Trust
The Woodland Trust is a conservation charity in the United Kingdom concerned with the protection and sympathetic management of native woodland heritage.-History:...
announced plans to create a new forest north of Sandridge. The 347 hectares (858 acres) of woodland are to be called Heartwood Forest
Heartwood Forest
Heartwood Forest is a planned Forest in Hertfordshire, England.The plans were set out in 2008 by The Woodland Trust to create the largest new forest of native tree species of approximately 347+ Ha in size, and is expected to take around 12 years.The site, near Sandridge, St Albans in the...
.