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NO
TE
S •
Lette
rs o
n th
e m
ap in
side
refe
r to
the
Poin
ts
of In
tere
st in
this
leaf
let.
Num
bers
on
the
map
refe
r to
the
wal
k in
stru
ctio
ns. T
he
wal
k its
elf i
s mar
ked
with
the
Wes
ton
Gol
den
Jubi
lee
Wal
k de
cal,
a w
hite
cro
wn
in a
mar
oon
arro
w.
• Th
e w
alk
take
s abo
ut 2
–2½
hou
rs (n
ot
allo
win
g fo
r any
stop
s) a
nd is
abo
ut 6
mile
s (9
.5 k
m).
• Ti
mes
are
app
roxi
mat
e, w
alki
ng a
t nor
mal
pa
ce.
• St
out s
hoes
are
reco
mm
ende
d, a
s som
e pa
rts o
f the
wal
k ca
n be
mud
dy in
win
ter.
• Th
ere
are
step
s and
stile
s alo
ng th
is ro
ute.
•
Leav
e al
l gat
es a
s you
find
them
. •
Kee
p do
gs o
n le
ads i
n fie
lds w
ith li
vest
ock;
al
so d
o no
t allo
w th
em to
ent
er a
ny
woo
dlan
d.
• St
ock
up o
n liq
uids
and
sand
wic
hes a
t the
vi
llage
shop
in P
ost O
ffic
e R
ow, o
ppos
ite
the
villa
ge g
reen
! •
Ref
resh
men
ts e
n ro
ute
or a
t the
star
t and
en
d of
the
wal
k ca
n be
had
at t
he p
ubs,
The
Cri
cket
ers,
The
Red
Lion
and
The
Ris
ing
Sun.
****
****
***
Ack
now
ledg
emen
ts
• Ju
dith
Eva
ns’ b
ook
Wes
ton:
A V
illag
e Al
bum
190
0–20
00 a
vaila
ble
in th
e vi
llage
shop
for £
9.95
, and
to
the
leaf
let A
Wal
k in
Wes
ton
(text
by
Jean
Pur
chon
). •
Tim
Moo
dy fo
r the
idea
. Th
e O
rdna
nce
Surv
ey m
appi
ng in
clud
ed w
ithin
this
le
afle
t is p
rovi
ded
by H
ertfo
rdsh
ire C
ount
y C
ounc
il un
der
licen
ce fr
om th
e O
rdna
nce
Surv
ey in
ord
er to
fulfi
l its
pu
blic
func
tion
to p
ublic
ise
and
prom
ote
sust
aina
ble
visi
ts
to th
e co
untry
side
in H
ertfo
rdsh
ire.
This
leaf
let h
as b
een
prod
uced
by
the
Paris
h C
ounc
il us
ing
a gr
ant f
rom
the
Paris
h Pa
ths P
artn
ersh
ip S
chem
e.
The
Paris
h Pa
ths P
artn
ersh
ip is
adm
inis
tere
d by
the
Cou
ntry
side
Man
agem
ent S
ervi
ce, a
nd su
ppor
ted
by
Her
tford
shire
Cou
nty
Cou
ncil
and
the
Her
tford
shire
A
ssoc
iatio
n of
Loc
al C
ounc
ils. P
leas
e re
fer a
ny
com
men
ts o
n th
is le
afle
t to
the
CM
S on
014
62 4
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ful i
nfor
mat
ion
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Cri
cket
ers 0
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The
Red
Lion
014
62 7
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8 Th
e Ri
sing
Sun
014
62 7
9048
7 W
esto
n PO
and
Sto
res 0
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orer
Ser
ies N
o.19
3 in
clud
es th
e pa
ths o
n th
is
wal
k.
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es ru
n in
freq
uent
ly to
the
villa
ge: c
onta
ct In
talin
k on
03
00 1
23 4
050
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let d
esig
ned
by M
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PPP,
Wes
ton
2002
2n
d ed
ition
200
3 3r
d ed
ition
200
7 4t
h ed
ition
201
0
We
st
on
g
ol
de
n
ju
bi
le
e
wa
lk
A
wal
k in
the
gent
ly ro
lling
hill
s
arou
nd o
ne o
f Nor
th H
erts
pre
tties
t vill
ages
POIN
TS
OF
INT
ER
EST
A
. WE
STO
N V
ILLA
GE
Th
ere
is e
vide
nce
of N
eolit
hic
resi
dent
s in
Wes
ton
from
80
00 to
400
0 B
C, s
ucce
eded
by
Cel
ts a
nd R
oman
s, A
nglo
-Sa
xons
, Vik
ings
and
Nor
man
s. In
106
6, it
was
ow
ned
by
Als
tan,
a th
ane
of K
ing
Edw
ard
the
Con
fess
or. I
t has
qu
ite a
n ill
ustri
ous h
isto
ry a
s reg
ards
ow
ners
, inc
ludi
ng
the
Mow
bray
s and
Ann
e B
oley
n. In
108
6, th
ere
wer
e ar
ound
400
resi
dent
s. Th
e po
pula
tion
now
stan
ds a
t nea
rer
1000
. The
pla
gue
in 1
348
deva
stat
ed th
e vi
llage
. It i
s be
lieve
d th
at th
e ho
uses
aro
und
the
chur
ch w
ere
burn
t in
an e
ffor
t to
stem
the
infe
ctio
n an
d th
e vi
llage
was
re-
esta
blis
hed
in w
hat i
s now
For
e St
reet
, whe
re y
ou w
ill
star
t you
r wal
k.
B. V
ILLA
GE
GR
EE
N
The
villa
ge p
ond
and
gree
n ar
e ce
ntra
l to
the
villa
ge. T
he
villa
ge si
gn w
as a
Mill
enni
um p
roje
ct. T
he d
ucks
aff
ord
hour
s of p
leas
ure
to o
ur c
hild
ren.
The
re u
sed
to b
e st
eps
into
the
pond
and
a p
ump.
C
. WA
TER
ING
HO
LES
Wes
ton
has r
etai
ned
thre
e of
its p
ubs,
two
in th
e vi
llage
(T
he C
rick
eter
s and
The
Red
Lio
n) a
nd o
ne in
the
ham
let
of H
alls
Gre
en (T
he R
isin
g Su
n) A
ll of
fer f
ood,
a g
ood
pint
and
frie
ndly
atm
osph
ere.
The
Wes
ton
Villa
ge S
tore
s of
fers
drin
ks a
nd fo
od fo
r you
r wal
k.
D. B
UIL
DIN
GS
Not
e on
you
r rig
ht in
For
e St
reet
thre
e th
atch
ed c
otta
ges,
illus
tratin
g th
e th
ree
styl
es o
f tha
tchi
ng: l
ong
stra
w
(Ros
emar
y C
otta
ge),
com
bed
whe
at re
ed (L
ive
and
Let
Live
– a
pub
in a
pre
viou
s life
) and
Nor
folk
reed
(C
ulve
rin C
otta
ge).
Als
o, n
ote
the
hung
tilin
g an
d an
cien
t do
or o
n Sw
ayne
s Cot
tage
, and
the
haird
ress
er’s
nex
t doo
r –
a sh
oem
aker
’s, h
arne
ss m
aker
’s, a
nd b
icyc
le re
pair
shop
in
pre
viou
s liv
es!
E. F
AR
MIN
G
The
Ang
lo-S
axon
s firs
t sta
rted
farm
ing
the
heav
y Ea
st
Ang
lian
soils
with
thei
r hea
vier
plo
ughs
. Med
ieva
l stri
p fa
rmin
g w
as g
ivin
g w
ay to
enc
losu
res w
ith c
rop
rota
tion
by th
e 16
th c
entu
ry, b
ut th
e m
ajor
enc
losu
re a
nd la
nd
redi
strib
utio
n oc
curr
ed in
the
18th
cen
tury
. Alth
ough
the
land
is fa
rmed
inte
nsiv
ely
in th
e ar
ea, t
here
are
few
land
wor
kers
. The
maj
or la
ndow
ners
hav
e sp
ent c
onsi
dera
ble
effo
rt in
repl
antin
g he
dger
ows i
n th
e ar
ea. T
here
are
still
fie
lds o
f cat
tle a
nd sh
eep
to b
e se
en a
nd so
me
good
w
oodl
and.
The
elm
s, kn
own
once
as t
he ‘s
pine
of
Wes
ton’
wer
e de
vast
ated
in th
is a
rea,
but
do
reap
pear
in
term
itten
tly.
F. R
OM
AN
RO
AD
Th
e R
oman
Roa
d its
elf a
ctua
lly st
arts
furth
er a
long
. Thi
s tra
ck is
a B
OA
T (b
yway
ope
n to
all
traff
ic),
but i
t now
ha
s a tr
affic
rest
rictio
n or
der a
nd is
ope
n on
ly to
wal
kers
, bi
cycl
es a
nd h
orse
s. Th
ere
are
anci
ent b
ound
arie
s and
di
tche
s her
e; b
rush
woo
d cl
eara
nce
is n
ot b
urne
d, fo
r goo
d co
nser
vatio
n re
ason
s – p
rovi
ding
a h
abita
t for
man
y im
porta
nt in
sect
s. G
. HA
LLS
GR
EE
N
Her
e ar
e a
few
hou
ses,
farm
s, an
d Th
e Ri
sing
Sun
pub
, a
form
er 1
8th
cent
ury
cotta
ge o
wne
d by
the
Dim
sdal
es;
thei
r wea
lth c
ame
from
Cat
herin
e th
e G
reat
afte
r Bar
on
Dim
sdal
e ha
d in
ocul
ated
her
aga
inst
smal
lpox
. H
. WA
RR
EN
S G
RE
EN
N
ote
the
pret
ty th
atch
ed c
otta
ge, f
eatu
red
in th
e fil
m
Nan
ny M
cPhe
e , an
d la
id h
edge
to y
our l
eft.
I. W
EST
ON
PA
RK
Th
e Pr
yors
wer
e es
tabl
ishe
d he
re b
y th
e m
id-1
9th
cent
ury.
Mar
lbor
ough
Pry
or b
uilt
this
‘cot
tage
orn
ée’ i
n 18
43 (g
limps
es c
an b
e se
en o
n yo
ur ri
ght a
t poi
nt 5
). It
has b
een
exte
nded
sinc
e, a
nd is
now
div
ided
into
flat
s. In
12
31, t
he la
nd fo
rmed
par
t of t
he L
ord’
s ‘de
smes
ne’,
with
de
er p
rovi
ded
for s
port
and
mea
t. J.
WE
STO
N C
HU
RC
H
The
Hol
y Tr
inity
Chu
rch
date
s fro
m th
e 12
th c
entu
ry b
ut
ther
e w
as p
roba
bly
a ch
urch
in W
esto
n at
the
time
of th
e D
omes
day
Boo
k in
108
7. T
he n
orth
tran
sept
, cen
tral
tow
er a
nd n
ave
are
belie
ved
to b
e th
e re
mai
ns o
f a 1
2th
cent
ury
cruc
iform
chu
rch.
The
re a
re fo
ur N
orm
an a
rche
s ov
er th
e ol
d ch
oir s
talls
. The
sout
h ai
sle
and
porc
h w
ere
adde
d in
the
15th
cen
tury
; the
re is
als
o a
15th
-cen
tury
pi
scin
a an
d fo
nt. T
he n
ew o
ak fu
rnitu
re w
as a
Mill
enni
um
proj
ect.
The
orga
n w
as re
built
and
mov
ed fr
om th
e so
uth
aisl
e to
the
wes
t end
of t
he o
f the
nav
e in
199
2. T
he n
ew
vest
ry w
as d
edic
ated
in 1
998,
with
scre
en a
nd d
oors
in
Wes
ton
oak,
in m
emor
y of
John
and
Ann
e Pr
yor o
f W
esto
n Pa
rk. S
pot t
he h
idde
n ch
erry
on
the
chan
cel
ceili
ng, d
ecor
ated
in 2
003
in m
emor
y of
Pet
er C
herr
y –
the
deco
ratio
n is
an
inte
rpre
tatio
n of
a V
icto
rian
treat
men
t, w
ith tr
aditi
onal
gol
d hi
ghlig
htin
g th
e pr
evio
usly
som
bre
timbe
rs. T
he e
xter
ior o
f the
chu
rch
is
built
of f
lint a
nd ir
onst
one
rubb
le w
ith q
uoin
s and
dr
essi
ngs o
f ool
ite a
nd c
lunc
h. T
he ro
of is
slat
e an
d th
ere
is a
gilt
coc
kere
l. K
. JA
CK
O’L
EG
S LE
GE
ND
Th
e ol
dest
acc
ount
dat
es fr
om 1
728:
‘The
gia
nt, c
alle
d Ja
ck o
’Leg
s, as
Fam
e go
es, l
ived
in a
woo
d he
re, w
as a
gr
eat R
obbe
r, bu
t a g
ener
ous o
ne, f
or h
e pl
unde
red
the
Rich
to fe
ed th
e Po
or. H
e to
ok b
read
from
the
Bald
ock
Bake
rs fr
eque
ntly
, who
taki
ng h
im a
t an
adva
ntag
e, p
ut
out h
is E
yes a
nd a
fter h
ange
d hi
m u
pon
a K
noll
in
Bald
ock
Fiel
d. H
e m
ade
them
at h
is E
xit b
ut o
ne si
ngle
re
ques
t, w
hich
they
gra
nted
; tha
t he
mig
ht h
ave
his B
ow
put i
nto
his H
and,
and
whe
reve
r his
Arr
ow fe
ll he
shou
ld
be b
urie
d, w
hich
hap
pene
d to
be
in W
esto
n ch
urch
yard
.’ Th
e le
ngth
bet
wee
n th
e st
ones
tend
ed to
mov
e fr
om ti
me
to ti
me
so th
e st
ones
are
now
cem
ente
d in
at a
bout
14
ft.
L. A
LMSH
OU
SES
The
two
cotta
ges a
nd a
djac
ent f
ield
s wer
e gi
ven
to
Wes
ton
in 1
840
by H
enry
Roe
, a B
aldo
ck la
wye
r. H
e us
ed to
wan
der a
roun
d lo
cal v
illag
es a
s a tr
amp,
and
re
war
ded
thos
e w
ho tr
eate
d hi
m w
ell b
y a
bequ
est i
n hi
s w
ill.
M. V
ILLA
GE
SC
HO
OL
Ther
e ha
s bee
n a
scho
ol in
the
villa
ge si
nce
1847
, site
d in
va
rious
bui
ldin
gs. T
he p
rese
nt sc
hool
dat
es fr
om 1
883,
w
hen
it w
as re
built
follo
win
g a
fire.
The
ave
rage
at
tend
ance
in 1
917
was
150
and
toda
y st
ands
at a
roun
d 19
0. B
efor
e th
e ad
vent
of m
oder
n te
chno
logy
, sch
ool
child
ren
wer
e of
ten
abse
nt h
elpi
ng o
ut in
the
field
s and
pa
rticu
larly
so d
urin
g th
e W
orld
War
s. Th
e N
urse
ry
Scho
ol w
as a
dded
in 1
975.
N
. RE
CR
EA
TIO
N G
RO
UN
D
The
Rec
reat
ion
Gro
und
was
giv
en to
the
villa
ge b
y th
e Pr
yor f
amily
in th
e 19
50s.
Ther
e is
a p
lay
area
for
child
ren
incl
udin
g sw
ings
and
clim
bing
fram
es.
TH
E W
AL
K
1. S
tart
the
wal
k at
the
villa
ge g
reen
and
pon
d an
d w
alk
north
up
Fore
Stre
et, k
eepi
ng th
e po
nd
on y
our r
ight
. Pas
s Dar
nalls
Hal
l Far
m (t
he
high
est p
oint
of t
he v
illag
e at
146
m) o
n yo
ur
right
. 2.
Afte
r the
S b
end
(blin
d be
nd –
so k
eep
clos
e to
edg
e) a
t the
last
cot
tage
, ‘B
ushw
ood
Hou
se’
(9 m
in),
turn
righ
t on
to th
e fo
otpa
th th
roug
h th
e ga
rden
and
leav
e th
e ga
rden
at t
he k
issi
ng g
ate
oppo
site
. (A
t the
tim
e of
writ
ing
ther
e is
a
Perm
issi
ve F
ootp
ath
roun
d th
e ga
rden
whi
ch
may
be
used
inst
ead.
) Con
tinue
stra
ight
ahe
ad
with
hed
ge o
n rig
ht.
3. G
o th
roug
h th
e fie
ld g
ate
(3 m
in);
and
wal
k st
raig
ht a
head
acr
oss t
he fi
eld.
4.
At t
he 4
-way
mar
ker (
3 m
in),
turn
left
thro
ugh
the
gate
. [A
ltern
ativ
e ro
ute
(1) b
ack
to
the
villa
ge h
ere.
] Con
tinue
with
the
fenc
e on
yo
ur ri
ght t
o th
e co
rner
of t
he fi
eld.
5.
Rea
ch th
e st
eps (
4 m
in) t
o th
e rig
ht th
roug
h th
e un
derg
row
th. G
o th
roug
h th
e ki
ssin
g ga
te a
t th
e to
p an
d w
alk
stra
ight
ahe
ad o
n th
e gr
ass
path
. The
re is
a fo
otpa
th m
arke
r at 3
min
. Kee
p st
raig
ht a
cros
s the
fiel
d to
the
line
of tr
ees
ahea
d.
6. G
o th
roug
h th
e ga
p in
this
line
of t
rees
(2
min
) to
reac
h th
e ‘R
oman
Roa
d’. T
urn
right
. [A
t 6
min
you
will
see
a si
gn sh
owin
g an
alte
rnat
ive
path
(2) b
ack
the
villa
ge.]
As y
ou c
ontin
ue th
ere
are
love
ly v
iew
s ove
r the
fiel
ds..
7. C
ross
the
brid
ge (2
5 m
in).
At 5
min
turn
righ
t at
the
next
way
mar
k, a
imin
g fo
r the
pyl
ons.
Not
e th
e ap
ple
and
holly
tree
s her
e –
the
rem
ains
of a
n ol
d ga
rden
. Wes
ton
wat
er to
wer
ca
n be
seen
on
the
horiz
on to
you
r rig
ht.
8. F
ork
left
at th
e ne
xt w
aym
ark
(1 m
in) w
hich
st
ates
‘Hal
ls G
reen
’, ke
epin
g th
e he
dge
to y
our
right
, und
er th
e po
wer
line
s. 9.
Rea
ch a
kis
sing
gat
e (8
min
) and
take
in th
e lo
vely
vie
w! G
o th
roug
h th
e ga
te a
nd w
alk
stra
ight
acr
oss t
he fi
eld
to th
e ne
xt g
ate
(3 m
in).
Go
thro
ugh
this
and
kee
p st
raig
ht a
head
with
the
fenc
e on
you
r lef
t. 10
. Pas
s thr
ough
the
next
kis
sing
gat
e (3
min
) an
d ai
m a
cros
s the
fiel
d to
the
right
of t
he sh
eds
dire
ctly
ahe
ad o
f you
. Not
e th
e po
nd (a
ncie
nt
fishp
ond)
to y
our r
ight
. The
re w
as a
farm
(A
rdle
igh
Farm
) her
e un
til 1
00 y
ears
ago
. Go
thro
ugh
the
gate
to th
e rig
ht o
f the
pub
, rea
chin
g th
e ro
ad th
roug
h th
e Ri
sing
Sun
car
par
k (2
m
in).
11
. Tur
n le
ft on
the
road
and
imm
edia
tely
righ
t th
roug
h Ir
onga
te fa
rm a
t the
sign
post
. [A
ltern
ativ
e ro
ute
(3) b
ack
to W
esto
n –
turn
rig
ht a
t the
sign
post
to W
esto
n Sc
hool
1¼
m
iles.]
Fol
low
the
track
roun
d th
e ba
rn o
n yo
ur
left,
turn
ing
right
alo
ng a
wel
l mad
e tra
ck.
[Alte
rnat
ive
path
bac
k (4
) at 9
min
: tur
n rig
ht a
t th
e 4-
way
mar
ker,
acro
ss th
e fie
ld, a
imin
g fo
r th
e co
rner
of t
he w
ood;
kee
p th
e w
ood
to y
our
left.
] 12
. Rea
ch th
e ro
ad a
nd tu
rn ri
ght.
Ente
r the
ki
ssin
g ga
te a
head
of y
ou a
s you
app
roac
h th
e be
nd a
t War
rens
Gre
en F
arm
(4 m
in).
13. C
ross
the
first
fiel
d an
d go
thro
ugh
the
kiss
ing
gate
opp
osite
. Aim
for t
he lo
ne st
ile in
th
e m
iddl
e of
the
next
fiel
d sl
ight
ly d
iago
nally
le
ft. C
ontin
ue a
head
slig
htly
dia
gona
lly ri
ght.
14. R
each
the
park
driv
e af
ter 2
mor
e ki
ssin
g ga
tes i
n 15
min
. Cro
ss th
e st
ile b
y th
e fa
rm g
ate
to y
our r
ight
; cro
ss th
e dr
ive
and
ente
r the
m
eado
w o
ppos
ite v
ia th
e ki
ssin
g ga
te.
15. C
ross
dia
gona
lly to
the
right
of t
he h
ouse
to
the
gate
by
the
big
ches
tnut
tree
s. C
ross
the
driv
e an
d en
ter t
he fi
eld
oppo
site
via
a w
hite
w
roug
ht ir
on g
ate
num
bere
d 21
! (5
min
) 16
. Kee
p th
e w
ood
to y
our r
ight
and
wal
k al
ong
the
edge
of t
he m
eado
w to
the
gate
at t
he to
p rig
ht o
f the
fiel
d, b
y th
e ed
ge o
f the
woo
d,
whe
re it
can
be
mud
dy. W
alk
stra
ight
ahe
ad
thro
ugh
the
strip
of w
oodl
and
and
ente
r the
fiel
d vi
a a
kiss
ing
gate
. Wal
k st
raig
ht a
cros
s thi
s m
eado
w to
the
gate
opp
osite
(5 m
in).
17. T
urn
right
alo
ng th
e pa
th to
war
ds th
e ch
urch
. Vis
it th
e ch
urch
if it
’s o
pen,
then
retra
ce
your
step
s to
the
iron
5-ba
r gat
e an
d ki
ssin
g ga
te; t
ake
this
pat
h pa
st C
owm
ead
Cot
tage
on
your
righ
t, an
d yo
u w
ill e
mer
ge o
n th
e vi
llage
ro
ad (M
aide
n St
reet
) with
the
villa
ge sc
hool
on
your
left
(5 m
in).
[Alte
rnat
ive
rout
e (5
) bac
k th
roug
h th
e re
crea
tion
grou
nd, p
assi
ng th
e ba
rn
conv
ersi
on to
you
r rig
ht a
nd e
mer
ging
opp
osite
Th
e Re
d Li
on.]
18. C
ontin
ue u
p M
aide
n St
reet
to re
join
the
villa
ge g
reen
(5 m
in).
19. T
he ‘w
ater
ing
hole
s’ a
re to
you
r lef
t: th
e Vi
llage
P.O
. and
Sto
res a
re o
ppos
ite th
e gr
een;
th
e Re
d Li
on is
abo
ut 2
0 ya
rds t
o yo
ur le
ft an
d Th
e C
rick
eter
s abo
ut 2
00 y
ards
to y
our l
eft.
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