Northaw Hertfordshire Family History Guide

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Northaw is an Ancient Parish in the county of Hertfordshire.

Alternative names: Cuffley, Northall

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1571
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1563

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

NORTHAW, or Northall, a village and a parish in Hatfield district, Herts. The village stands on a hill adjacent to the boundary with Middlesex, 2¼ miles E by N of Potters-Bar r. station, and 4½ NE by N of Barnet; is a neat place; and has a post-office under Barnet.

The parish contains also the hamlet of Cuffley. Acres, 3, 180. Real property, £5, 104. Pop., 551. Houses, 114. The property is divided among a few. The manor is held by the trustees of the late Rev. J. A. Trenchard.

The Hook is the seat of N. B. Acworth, Esq.; Northaw Place, of E. L. Morgan, Esq.; the Grove, of W. Rowden, Esq.; Nyn Lodge, of W. Faber, Esq.; and Upper Barvin, of J. T. Pascoe, Esq. A mineral spring is at Cuffley; and another mineral spring was on Northaw Common, now enclosed, but has been choked up.

The living is a donative in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £140. Patrons, the Trustees of the late Rev. J. A. Trenchard. The church is cruciform, of pointed architecture, in good condition; and has an embattled tower rebuilt in 1810, a handsome W porch, and a painted chancel-window.

There are national schools, built in 1850, and charities £73.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Parish Records

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England, Hertfordshire, Northall

England, Hertfordshire, Northaw – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Monumental inscriptions, Northaw, Hertford, England : abt. 1600-1900

England, Hertfordshire, Northaw – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Northaw, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Hertfordshire, Northaw – Church records ( 5 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Northaw, 1563-1869
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Northaw (Hertfordshire)

Bishop’s transcripts for Northaw, 1639-1769
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Northaw (Hertfordshire)

England, Hertfordshire, Northaw, parish registers

Parish registers for Northaw, 1564-1933
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Northaw (Hertfordshire); Hall, H. R. Wilton

Transcripts of church registers

England, Hertfordshire, Northaw – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Computer printout of Northaw, Herts., Eng

England, Hertfordshire, Northaw – Military records – Militia ( 1 )
Militia lists, parish of Northaw
Author: Hill, John

Administration

  • County: Hertfordshire
  • Civil Registration District: Hatfield
  • Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of St Albans
  • Diocese: Post-1844 – Rochester, Pre-1845 – London
  • Rural Deanery: Pre-1845 – St Albans, Post-1844 – Barnet
  • Poor Law Union: Hatfield
  • Hundred: Cashio
  • Province: Canterbury