Aldbury is a village retaining several archetypal historic features. In the centre is a green and pond; close by standstocks and whipping-post, a primary school and the Church of Saint John the Baptist. In the days of Edward the Confessor the single manor (recorded as Aldeberie in the 1086 Domesday Book) was held by Alwin, the king’s theign. The Valiant Trooper has served as an alehouse for several centuries, the first traceable evidence dates back to 1752.
The Church of Saint John the Baptist is of Early English style. The church was restored in 1867, and is notable for the Verney Chapel, separated from the nave by a screen of stone. It contains a monument to Sir Robert Whittingham, who was slain at the battle of Tewkesbury . The church also contains memorials of the Hides and Harcourts, families who left charities to the poor of the parish.
Parking is available in the centre of the village
The cache which is a short walk away across fields can be found
at N 51 4A.BCD W 000 36.ECC
By finding either online or at the church the following
Mrs Humphrey Ward 1A5B-1920 , a famous American novelist is buried in the churchyard and for a while lived at Stocks House .
By finding at the church
Gwendoline Weedon died aged C9
Lucy ? wife of Henry Thelusson Wood MA where the number of letters in ? is D
By finding online
Dacorum Borough Council , which Aldbury falls within, was formed in 197F E=F-1
Congratulations to Smokeypugs on FTF
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