Aldenham

This article is about the village in Hertfordshire. For the London Transport Bus Overhaul Works, see Aldenham Works.

Aldenham
Church of St John the Baptist, Aldenham
The village green
Aldenham is located in Hertfordshire
Aldenham
Aldenham
Location within Hertfordshire
Area8.475 sq mi (21.95 km2)
Population9,942 (2001 census)
9,815 (2011 Census)[1] [needs update]
• Density1,173/sq mi (453/km2)
OS grid referenceTQ138981
Civil parish
  • Aldenham
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWATFORD
Postcode districtWD25
Dialling code01923
PoliceHertfordshire
FireHertfordshire
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
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Hertfordshire

51°40′20″N 0°21′17″W / 51.6723°N 0.3546°W / 51.6723; -0.3546

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Aldenham is a village and civil parish in the borough of Hertsmere in Hertfordshire, England. The parish includes Radlett and Letchmore Heath as well as Aldenham village itself. The village of Aldenham lies 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-east of Watford and 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of Radlett. Aldenham was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, and is one of Hertsmere's 14 conservation areas. The village has eight pre-19th-century listed buildings[2] and the parish itself is largely unchanged, though buildings have been rebuilt, since Saxon times when the majority of the land was owned by the abbots of Westminster Abbey.

In the Index of Multiple Deprivation, the ward of Aldenham East was ranked the least deprived ward out of 8414 in England, while Aldenham West also featured among the least deprived three per cent in the country.

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Aldenham Social Club (1103641)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 August 2012.,
    Historic England. "Church (1103642)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 August 2012., the only building not at Grade II, and in fact well above Grade II* at Grade I
    Historic England. "Coningesby family monument (1103643)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 August 2012.,
    Historic England. "Burne family monument (1346867)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 August 2012.,
    Historic England. "Corner Cottage (1296352)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 August 2012. Corner Cottage,
    Historic England. "Church Farm House (1346866)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 August 2012. Church Farm House,
    Historic England. "Glebe Place (1346868)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 August 2012. Glebe Place,
    Historic England. "Wall Hall in Round Bush (1001455)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 August 2012. Wall Hall in Round Bush