Wareside

For the area of North East England, see Wearside.
Wareside
Ware Rural (1894–1991)
Civil parish
Holy Trinity Church
CountryEngland
CountyHertfordshire
DistrictEast Hertfordshire
Created as Ware Rural4 December 1894
Renamed Wareside2 May 1991

Wareside is a small village and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district, in the county of Hertfordshire, England. The population of the civil parish in the 2011 census was 735.[1] It is approximately 3 miles (5 km) away from the town of Ware (from where it probably took its name) and the larger town of Hertford, the county town. Nearby villages include Widford, Hunsdon, Babbs Green and Bakers End. Nearby hamlets include Cold Christmas and Helham Green. The B1004 road linking Ware to Bishop's Stortford goes through the village and the main A10 road can be joined up at Thundridge. Fanhams Hall Road links Wareside back to Ware. Ware railway station on the Hertford East Branch Line is located two and a half miles (4 km) away.

Holy Trinity Church was built in the Lombardic style[2] in 1841 by Thomas Smith and has been a Grade II listed building since 1967.[3]

The village has a school: Wareside Church of England Primary School; two locally well-known pubs: The Chequers Inn and The White Horse; and is renowned within the area for its legendary "Wareside Treaclemine".

The Grade II Blakesware Manor was rebuilt in 1876-89 by George Devey in red-brick neo-Tudor style[4] and is set in extensive parkland. The Roman Catholic chapel dates from 1896 and is by Edward Goldie. From 1960 to 1980 the house and chapel were used by the Order of the Blessed Sacrament. After their departure, the buildings were converted to housing.

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  2. ^ John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales
  3. ^ Historic England. "Church of the Holy Trinity (Church of England) (Grade II) (1204457)". National Heritage List for England.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Blakesware Manor (Grade II) (1204457)". National Heritage List for England.