Frogmore is a village 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Radlett in Hertfordshire,[2] and 2 miles (3.2 km) south of St Albans city centre (though in said city's contiguous built-up area). It is located in St Stephen civil parish, within the City and District of St Albans, and the county of Hertfordshire.
| Frogmore | |
|---|---|
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  Frogmore Location within Hertfordshire | |
| Population | 800 (2001 census estimate based on buildings shown on the Ordnance Survey here within St Stephen parish) |
| OS grid reference | TL155034 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ST ALBANS |
| Postcode district | AL2 |
| Dialling code | 01727 |
| Police | Hertfordshire |
| Fire | Hertfordshire |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
It includes the 19th century Holy Trinity church[3] designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, and Moor Mill featuring two water wheels,[4] (not to be confused with Henry Fourdrinier's Frogmore Paper Mill in Apsley, Hemel Hempstead).
History
editThe village is mentioned in Daniel Paterson's travel guide of 1796, on the route from London to St. Albans.[5]
Granada Publishing, whose imprints included Grafton and Panther Books, were based at Frogmore,[6] until it was sold in 1983.[7]
The Park Street and Frogmore Society "was formed to promote interest in local history and nature conservation and covers the three villages of Park Street, Frogmore and Colney Street".[8]
Frogmore Cricket Club plays in Park Street.[9]
References
edit- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1347115)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 August 2012. Holy Trinity Church
- ^ Harold Philip Clunn, The face of the home counties: portrayed in a series of eighteen week-end drives from London, Publisher: Spring Books, 1936, 562 pages, page 62
- ^ "Holy Trinity, Frogmore". Holy Trinity, Frogmore. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ Nikolaus Pevsner, Bridget Cherry, Hertfordshire. The Buildings of England, Ireland, and Scotland Series, Pevsner Architectural Guides, First published by Penguin Books, 1953, reprinted by Yale University Press, 1977, ISBN 0300096119, 9780300096118, 460 pages, page 143
- ^ Daniel Paterson, A new and accurate description of all the direct and principal cross roads in England and Wales, Printed for T.N. Longman, 1796. Page 117
- ^ The Bookseller, magazine, publ. J. Whitaker
- ^ Eric Baird, "Wm Collins looks set to continue as market bestseller", in The Glasgow Herald, Dec 31, 1984, page 19
- ^ "Park Street and Frogmore Society", Hertfordshire County Council, retrieved 25 June 2012
- ^ "Frogmore Cricket Club" at play-cricket.com, retrieved 26 June 2012.