In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Kimpton like this:
KIMPTON, a village and a parish in Hitchin district, Herts. The village stands 2¼ miles E of the boundary with Beds, 3 N of Wheathampstead r. station, and 7½ S by W of Hitchin. The parish contains also PetersGreen; and its post town is Welwyn. Acres, 3, 579. Real property, £6, 941. ...
Pop. in 1851, 992; in 1861, 1, 014. Houses, 197. The property is subdivided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £445.* Patron, Lord Dacre. The church is of varions dates; was much injured by the parliamentarians in the civil war; underwent extensive restoration and enlargement in 1857-62; and comprises nave, aisles, and chancel, with porch and embattled tower. There are a Wesleyan chapel, schools supported principally by Lord Dacre, and charities £6.
Kimpton through time
Kimpton is now part of North Hertfordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Hertfordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Kimpton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kimpton in North Hertfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2454
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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