Flamstead is part of a large but sparsely populated agricultural parish which includes the hamlets of Trowley Bottom, Pepsal End and Roe End.

Flamstead probably developed around a small Benedictine nunnery in the twelfth century. After the Dissolution in 1537 no trace of the nunnery could be found but the site is believed to lie in Beechwood Park. This said the history of Flamstead dates back at least to the Norman Conquest as it is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Flamestede. The name derives from the Old English words fleam and stede, literally ‘flight place’, probably a place of refuge.

The parish church of St Leonard’s dates from the fourteenth century. The church contains a plough painted in traditional designs and colours and a shepherd’s crook which is two hundred years old.

Flamstead

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The Brittania Inn

The Britannia Inn disappeared a long time ago but its past existence is commemorated in Britannia Cottage. Strange noises have been reported in the cottage at night which have been described as ‘someone clonking around in boots’. One previous occupant saw an old lady wearing a shawl who disappeared through a wall. During the Second World War part of the cottage was used as a NAAFI by servicemen.

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Delmerend Lane

In 1922 a dustcart was travelling along Delmerend Lane on a dark winter’s morning. The driver noticed a woman in a grey shawl and bonnet leading a small child by the hand in the road in front of the dustcart. The woman and her charge walked into a hedgerow and vanished leaving the refuse collectors convinced that they had seen a ghost. From then on they were reluctant to use the road after dark.

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See also - Hertfordshire - Flamstead - River Hill

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To view a report about Delmerend Lane see: 31-03-2007

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River Hill

The apparition of a woman in a grey shawl and bonnet leading a small child by the hand has been seen in River Hill. This ghost matches the description of one seen in Delmerend Lane. Another ghost has also been seen, this time dressed in white and believed to be the ghost of a Miss Reeve.

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See also - Hertfordshire - Flamstead - Delmerend Lane

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To view a report about River Hill see: 31-03-2007

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The Three Blackbirds

The oldest part of the Three Blackbirds inn is the area occupied by the restaurant. It is here that the ghost of a lady dressed in a white blouse and white mop-cap has been seen.

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