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Lemsford is a village and parish in Hertfordshire, England. It is near Welwyn Garden City and Hatfield and is in the Hatfield Villages Ward of the Borough of Welwyn/Hatfield.

Lemsford
The Sun Inn at Lemsford
Lemsford Location within Hertfordshire
Civil parish	Lemsford
District	Welwyn Hatfield
Shire county	Hertfordshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Welwyn Garden City
Postcode district	AL8
Police	Hertfordshire
Fire	Hertfordshire
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Welwyn Hatfield
List of places UK England Hertfordshire 51°48′N 0°14′W

Lemsford Springs is a small nature reserve. Its lagoons are important for birds such as the Green sandpiper.

The yearly Lemsford Fete garners thousands of visitors and is a traditional English country fete. Held at St. John's School and Church, activities include maypole dancing, raffles and live music.[1]

History

The parish was created in 1858 out of the parish of Bishop's Hatfield.[2] However, the settlement is older.

Buildings of interest

Lemsford Mill

Lemsford Mill, which is Grade II listed, is a 19th-century structure on the River Lea. It probably occupies the site of one of four mills at Hatfield which were recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086. It is now the headquarters of Ramblers Holidays,[3] having been refurbished to provide office accommodation. It features a water wheel which generates electricity. The building was both regional and national winner of the British Council for Offices awards 2007 in the ‘small project’ category.[4]

Brocket Hall and Lemsford church

In the 19th century when Lemsford became a separate parish, Brocket Hall, which is on the edge of Lemsford, was part of the Cowper estates. The church was erected in 1859[5] as a memorial to the sixth Earl Cowper. It is Early English and Decorated in style, with a good east window, the latter also dedicated to the memory of the earl. The tower (west) is lofty and embattled.[5]

People from Lemsford

The society osteopath Stephen Ward, a significant figure in the Profumo affair of 1963, was born at Lemsford in 1912.[6] His father was the vicar of Lemsford.

References

External links

Media related to Lemsford at Wikimedia Commons

• Pictures of Lemsford (A Guide to Old Hertfordshire)

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