In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Sacombe like this:
SACOMB, a parish, with a village, in the district and county of Hertford; 4 miles N N W of Ware r. station. Post-town, Ware. Acres, 1, 510. Real property, £1, 990. Pop., 314. Houses, 67. The manor was known, at Domesday, as Sevechampe; belonged then to Peter de Valoignes; passed to the Fitzwalters, the Babthorpes, the Plumptons, the Rolts, the Caswells, and others; and belongs now to A. ...
Smith, Esq. S. Hall is the residence of S. G. Smith, Esq.; and Rowney Abbey of Lieut. H. Sampson. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £335.* Patron, A. Smith, Esq. The church is decorated English, and was restored in 1856. Charities, £10.
Sacombe through time
Sacombe is now part of East Hertfordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Hertfordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Sacombe itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Sacombe in East Hertfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5800
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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