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  Parishes: Ayot St. Lawrence or Great Ayot | British History Online
The road from Wheathampstead to Codicote forms the south-eastern boundary of the parish, but the village of Ayot St. Lawrence is situated about a mile to the north, and is reached by three branch roads, of which the central one passes by Hill Farm.
The manor of AYOT ST. LAWRENCE was given by Alwin of Godtone or Gottun, in the time of King Edward the Confessor, to the abbey of Westminster, and was confirmed to the abbey by that king about 1062.
In 1489 Ayot St. Lawrence was said to be held of the king as of the honour of Mandeville, parcel of the duchy of Lancaster, by service of a sparrow-hawk at the feast of St. Peter ad Vincula yearly, or payment of 2s.
www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=43580   (3272 words)

  
 Ayot St Lawrence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ayot St Lawrence is a small village in Hertfordshire, between Harpenden and Welwyn.
The old one, in the centre of the village, was partially demolished in 1775, because it was obstructing the view from Sir Lionel Lyde's new home.
The new St Lawrence church was designed in a neo-classical style by Nicholas Revett and features a Palladian-style frontage with Doric columns.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ayot_St_Lawrence   (187 words)

  
 Parish Story
The total costs of the parish (principally the stipends and expenses of the clergy) to be borne by Ayot St. Peter are negotiated with the PCC of St. Mary’s.
Ayot St. Peter was in the southern, Hatfield, petty sessional division of Hertfordshire.
Ayot Bury was the manor house of the Ayot Montfichet moiety.
www.welwyn.org.uk /aythis/aythis.htm   (22513 words)

  
 CMS Cycle rides - A circular ride from Welwyn
The Ayot Greenway is an attractive off road route that is free from cars, however you may encounter horseriders and walkers.
Visitors to Ayot St Lawrence may still still see the remains of the old church, partly demolished by Sir Lionel Lyde in 1775 because it disturbed the view from his newly built home.
The name 'Ayot' is thought to be derived from an Anglo Saxon settlement called 'Aiegete' that existed somewhere in the surrounding area prior to the Norman invasion.
enquire.hertscc.gov.uk /cms/explore/cycle/welwyn.htm   (1117 words)

  
 Ayot St. Lawrence Welwyn, Hertfordshire, AL6 9BT - Telephone: 01438 820250 - Fax: 01438 820068
Surrounded by the beautiful rolling Hertfordshire countryside, Ayot St. Lawrence is one of the loveliest villages in the county, with a wealth of history and intrigue that few can match.
The Brocket Arms itself was originally the Monastic Quarters for the Norman church until the Reformation when the Catholics were outlawed, indeed a legendary priest was tried and hanged in the Inn, ever since then the place has been haunted by this affable character.
Ayot St Lawrence is well known as the home of George Bernard Shaw, where he lived for forty years until his death in 1950.
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 The Mysterious Sites of Hertfordshire
This old pub, parts of which date to the 14th Century, was a stop of point for pilgrims on their way to St Albans Abbey.
Ayot St Lawrence was also the home of George Bernard Shaw, who is said to haunt his old home.
Directions: Ayot St Lawrance can be reached via a series of minor roads from the B651 or B655, to the West of Welwyn and the North of Weathampstead.
www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk /england/hertfordshire/herts5.html   (202 words)

  
 Shaw's Corner Hertfordshire
George Bernard Shaw was 50 years old when he bought 'The Villa' at Ayot St Lawrence in 1906 and characteristically renamed it 'Shaw's Corner'.
The Irish playwright and critic came to Ayot St Lawrence because he had heard that the people there lived a long time.
In the hall there is an array of hats, the basket chair where he put shoes on every day, and the bicycling machine on which he used to exercise.
www.touruk.co.uk /houses/househertfordshire_shawscorner.htm   (532 words)

  
 Ayot St Lawrence News from Herts Lettings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The new route, through Ayot St Lawrence, has proved very popular and will be repeated next year - potential walkers are urged to keep May 13, 2007 clear in...
Diana Laing from Ayot St Lawrence was among 22 models taking part in Breast Cancer Care's 10th annual fashion show.
Richard Dunn of The Old Rectory, Ayot St Lawrence has been fined £170 and ordered to pay £75 costs for failing to submit accounts for 2004, and a 2006 annual...
herts-lettings.co.uk /news_search.php?search_string=Ayot+St+Lawrence   (112 words)

  
 Hertfordshire Genealogy: Places: Ayot St Peter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry of Huntingdon and the diocese of Lincoln, rated in the king's books at £7.8.6½., and in the patronage of the Earl of Hardwicke.
The church, dedicated to St. Peter, a neat octagonal building, was erected about 80 years ago, by the late rector, Dr. Freeman, who built also the steeple, on the opposite side of the churchyard.
Ayot Green is a pretty village on the Great North Road on the western boundary of Welwyn Garden City.
www.hertfordshire-genealogy.co.uk /data/places/ayot-st-peter.htm   (151 words)

  
 Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs to 1516: Hertfordshire
(Charter) f+4, Matthew the Apostle (21 Sept); nundine gr 16 Jul 1199, by K John to St Mary and the knightly brothers of the Temple of Solomon.
On 17 Mar 1236, K Hen III granted the brethren of the hospital of St Nicholas, Royston that the fair be extended from vf to vfm Trans of Nicholas (CChR, 1226–57, p.
This fair was probably succeeded by that on vfm Alban (22Jun) which K Edw VI granted to the mayor and burgesses of St Albans in the charter of incorporation on 12 May 1553.
www.history.ac.uk /cmh/gaz/herts.html   (6753 words)

  
 Archived Biography - George Shaw
Died: November 2, 1950 in Ayot St. Lawrence, Hertfordshire at age 94.
George Bernard Shaw died at Ayot St. Lawrence, Hertfordshire, on November 2, 1950.
He was cremated and it was his wish that his ashes be mixed with those of his wife, Charlotte - she had died seven years before, "an old woman bowed and crippled, furrowed and wrinkled," as Shaw depicted her in a letter to H.G. Wells.
home.att.net /~shadow-raven/Politics/Bios/GBShaw.htm   (1739 words)

  
 Ayot St Lawrence Hotels, England
View our Pictures of Ayot St Lawrence, and please come back after your visit to submit your own.
The Ramada Hatfield was originally designed to reflect the de Havilland Comet aeroplane and has been refurbished to reflect the original 1930's art deco style.
This modern hotel is situated close to St Albans, offers comfortable bedrooms and great food and wine in the Arts Bar & Restaurant.
www.picturesofengland.com /England/Hertfordshire/Ayot_St_Lawrence/hotels13/pricelow   (962 words)

  
 Flower Delivery Ayot St Lawrence | Florists Ayot St Lawrence | Send Flowers Ayot St Lawrence | Online Flower Shop
Dubbed the plant of the King’s fragrance in ancient China, the orchid is renowned for its regal ambience.
Serenata Flowers is one of the leading Florists in the UK and delivers flowers daily to Ayot St Lawrence.
You can rest assure that your flower order to Ayot St Lawrence is treated with the utmost care by our professional florists.
serenataflowers.com /sendflowers.asp?flowerdelivery=Ayot_St_Lawrence   (634 words)

  
 Hertfordshire Genealogy: Places: Ayot Saint Larrence
Adjacent Parishes: Ayot Saint Peter, Codicote, Kimpton, Sandridge
His house became the property of the National Trust and became a place of pilgrimage, as this "The Bernard Shaw Special" ticket shows.
Booklet: George Bernard Shaw and Ayot St Lawrence
www.hertfordshire-genealogy.co.uk /data/places/ayot-st-lawrence.htm   (178 words)

  
 Brocket Arms, Ayot St Lawrence, Welwyn Garden City presented by A1 Tourism
Brocket Arms, Ayot St Lawrence, Welwyn Garden City presented by A1 Tourism
Ayot St Lawrence, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL6 9BT
Indeed a legendary priest was tried and hanged in the Inn, and ever since then the place has been haunted by this affable character.
www.a1tourism.com /uk/brocket.html   (425 words)

  
 WICCAN TRADITION, Haunted Ayot St Lawrence
This abandoned church at Ayot St Lawrence, falling into a state of disrepair was shown to me by Richard who I first met at Clophill church.
He had taken some photographs within the church and after being developed had found they contained strange glowing light areas, (Richard was by trade a freelance photographer) and claims he did not doctor them.
I went to this church on a couple of occasions, It is easy to find as it stands on the main road through the village of Ayot St Lawrence.
www.wiccantradition.org.uk /paraayot.html   (284 words)

  
 Business Directory Ayot St Lawrence - UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Ayot St Lawrence Companies - Add your Business to FreeIndex now.
The FreeIndex.co.uk UK business directory provides detailed information about companies located in Ayot St Lawrence.
Adding your business to the Ayot St Lawrence category is entirely free and can be done online in just a few minutes.
www.freeindex.co.uk /East_Anglia/Hertfordshire/Ayot_St_Lawrence   (96 words)

  
 BBC - Beds, Herts and Bucks Read This - Your favourite spiritual place - Shaw's Corner - Ayot St Lawrence
I have been going to Shaw's Corner in Ayot St Lawrence, the former home of playwright George Bernard Shaw, since I was quite small.
My grandmother was brought up in that area and it has always felt like I am somehow going back to my roots.
The three and a half acre garden is beautiful and very quiet and being deep in the Hertfordshire countryside there are also good views of the surrounding area.
www.bbc.co.uk /threecounties/read_this/2003/07/spiritual_places_shaws_corner.shtml   (877 words)

  
 the local guide to hotel, lodge and guest house/bed and breakfast accommodation in and around Ayot St Lawrence   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Distances are approximate from the centre of Ayot St Lawrence
This elegant Georgian house, with views across East Common, offers you a taste of 18th century splendour and easy access to London, St Albans, Luton Airport and the M25 motorway network.
Large Edwardian house set in the conservation area of St Albans.
www.ayotstlawrence.hotel-guides.net   (525 words)

  
 Kitchen hand Waiter JOB OFFERED in Ayot st lawrence Herefordshire England @ Adpost.com Classifieds > UK > Kitchen hand ...
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A Charming 14th century country inn is looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated person who has the ability to multi task in between the kitchen and the dinning room.
Content copyright © 2006 Adpost.com Kitchen hand Waiter JOB OFFERED in Ayot st lawrence Herefordshire England
www.adpost.com /uk/employment/4259   (136 words)

  
 The Old Rectory, Ayot St Lawrence, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, AL6 9BT, England, Britain, from Alastair Sawday's Special ...
The Old Rectory, Ayot St Lawrence, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, AL6 9BT, England, Britain, from Alastair Sawday's Special Places to Stay, British Bed and Breakfast
Bright, fresh bedrooms lie across a flower-filled, cobbled courtyard and there's an ivy-clad squash court in the garden for the energetic.
At r'bout on to B653; 1st right for Codicote and Ayot St Lawrence.
www.specialplacestostay.com /search/display.php?FileID=BBB2649   (207 words)

  
 Ayot St Lawrence Hertfordshire UK on HertSearch your local Search Index directory guide in East Anglia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Ayot St Lawrence Hertfordshire UK on HertSearch your local Search Index directory guide in East Anglia
HertSearch Area: Ayot St Lawrence (Found 0 Websites Live!)
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www.hertsearch.co.uk /ayotstlawrence.html   (58 words)

  
 Hertfordshire.com » Towns » Ayot St Lawrence, Herts
Hertfordshire.com » Towns » Ayot St Lawrence, Herts
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Can you tell us anything interesting about Ayot St Lawrence that isn't mentioned in our guide?
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 Hertfordshire Genealogy: Book 0344: George Bernard Shaw and Ayot St Lawrence   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Hertfordshire Genealogy: Book 0344: George Bernard Shaw and Ayot St Lawrence
An attractively produced booklet, written by the daughter of Ellen Rumball, headmistress of the village school for 25 years.
There is a web page for Ayot St Lawrence
www.hertfordshire-genealogy.co.uk /data/books/book-0344-gbs-ayot.htm   (74 words)

  
 The George Bernard Shaw Collection
Being an historical survey of the Metropolitan Borough of St. Pancras.
Prepared by a sub-committee of the Survey Committee of the St. Pancras Rotary Club and the St. Pancras Council of Social Service, and edited C. Denyer, etc. [With plates and a map.].
Bernard Shaw's copy, with an invoice from the Press.
www.bl.uk /collections/britirish/modbrishaw.html   (685 words)

  
 Nicholas BRISTOW   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
4 Sep 1616, Ayot, St. Laurence, Herts, Eng
22 Jan 1598, Ayot, St. Laurence, Herts, Eng
22 Jan 1598, Ayot St Lawrence, Hertford, England
geocities.com /heartland/orchard/9598/ps05/ps05_066.html   (43 words)

  
 George Bernard Shaw
During this period he wrote CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA (1901) and THE PERFECT WAGNERITE (1898).
DOCTOR'S DELUSIONS, CRUDE CRIMINOLOGY, AND SHAM EDUCATION, 1932
THE WORKS OF BERNARD SHAW, 1930-32 (30 vols., revised as Ayot St. Lawrence Edition, 1931-32; Standard Edition, 36 vols., 1947-52)
www.kirjasto.sci.fi /gbshaw.htm   (1859 words)

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