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Hempstead Road, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP3 0GG

Located in Hempstead Road (B4505), this information board has the following wording: WELCOME TO BOVINGDON VILLAGE The settlement of Bovingdon dates from the 1200s when the forest was cleared and arable farming began. Dwellings grew adjacent to the wide-spread farms, our 13th century Church is located next to one of the oldest, Bury Farm, in Church Street. You are standing on Hempstead Road near the cross roads and main gateway to the village. Two farms were near the top of the High Street, Rattle House, shown below, and New Hall. On the other side of the cross roads in Newhouse Road lies Duck Hall Farm dating back to the 1400s, a principal dairy in the 1930s. Further up Newhouse Road, next to the former airfield, was Hadlands Laboratories, where in the 1970s the 'Teacup Poisoner', Graham Young, operated, poisoning approximately 70 people before he was caught. The top 3 photos were taken near where you stand today. Left to Right i) Hempstead Road circa 1915, looking towards Hemel ii) The crossroads circa 1910 iii) Chesham Road circa 1930, looking towards Chesham Below i) Hardings garage, corner of Vicarage Lane and Hempstead Road, in 1953 Bottom left The Bobsleigh Inn (right) situated on the Hempstead Road near the village boundary was originally called Highcroft and during the Cold War it was popular with USAF personnel. Its name was changed to Bobsleigh in 1964 in honour of the British gold medal won at the Innsbruck Winter Olympics by the owner's son. Middle Right Rattle cottages in the high Street today and below in 1953, decorated for the Queen's coronation. This was originally Rattle House Farm in the 1700s. One of several farms upon which Bovingdon is founded. Opposite Rattle House Farm was New Hall Farm dating back to the 1500s. In the middle of the board is a sketch map of the area. This information board is maintained by Bovingdon Parish Council.

At the end of the High Street

Chesham Road runs between Chesham on the right side and Hemel Hempstead about the same distance on the left. The High Street can be seen opposite.

Seems to be undergoing demolition.

This information board in located in High Street HP3 0HJ. It has the same wording and illustrations as the information board in Chipperfield Road, https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6587859 refers.

In April 2006 Hertfordshire County Council voted to close down the local fire station in Bovingdon, and there is a heated campaign to save it. The campaign's website is here http://www.save-bovingdon-firestation.co.uk/

This village sign is in the High Street HP3 0HJ, and was erected to commemorate the Millennium. It comprises of St Lawrence Parish Church, while above it is the Ryder Memorial of a well cover for a hand pump.