Aldbury
Sign in to saveAldbury () is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England. It lies near to the borders of Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire, in the Bulbourne valley of the Chiltern Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The nearest towns are Tring and Berkhamsted. Uphill from the narrow valley are the Bridgewater monument and the Ashridge Estate, which is owned and managed by the National Trust.
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Place details
- Locality
- Dacorum
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 642
- Timezone
- Europe/London
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.postcode_area
- HP
- UK place.dial_code
- 01442
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.static_image_name
- The Duck Pond, Aldbury - geograph.org.uk - 2692553.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The duck pond at the centre of the village
- UK place.official_name
- Aldbury
- UK place.population
- 964
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Aldbury
- UK place.shire_district
- Dacorum
- UK place.shire_county
- Hertfordshire
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Dacorum
- Population
- +964
- Shares border with
- Pitstone
- Image
- AldburyPond.jpg
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Article
18 sectionsContents
- History
- Etymology
- Aldbury Manor
- Stocks House
- Launcelene's Manor
- Cherrywicke Manor
- Valetta accident
- Notable buildings
- Parish church
- The Valiant Trooper
- Parish council
- Transport
- In popular culture
- Film
- Television
- Notes
- References
- External links
Aldbury () is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England. It lies near to the borders of Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire, in the Bulbourne valley of the Chiltern Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The nearest towns are Tring and Berkhamsted. Uphill from the narrow valley are the Bridgewater monument and the Ashridge Estate, which is owned and managed by the National Trust.
Aldbury is designated as a conservation area, with most of the land surrounding the village largely unaltered since the late medieval period. The village is a popular filming location, retaining several archetypical historical features, including a green and pond, well-preserved stocks and a whipping-post, and the church of Saint John the Baptist.