"About two miles and a half south from Hoddesdon, in the same hundred, is the small village of WORMLEY; the New river passes through the parish, and the river Lea bounds it on the east. Population of the parish, in 1831, 471 - being a decease of twenty-one inhabitants in the preceding ten years."
[From Royal National and Commercial Directory and Topography of Herts, Pigot & Co., London, 1839]
"The church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, contains several monumental memorials, some of an early date; the edifice is entered by a Norman doorway, and the west end is surmounted by a square tower of wood."
[From Royal National and Commercial Directory and Topography of Herts, Pigot & Co., London, 1839]
There is a picture (78 kbytes) of the parish church of St. Lawrence, Wormley; supplied by Ian Rose.
The Parish Registers for the periods:-
are deposited at Hertfordshire Record Office, County Hall, Hertford, SG13 8DE. [D/P126]
Entries from the Marriage Registers for the period 1674-1837 are included in The Allen Index at Hertfordshire Record Office.
The period 1674-1859 is covered by the IGI.
Transcripts of the parish registers for the period 1674-1891 are deposited at the Society of Genealogists, 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Road, LONDON, EC1M 7BA.
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