. The Victoria history of the county of Hertford. Natural history. HERTFORD HUNDRED CHESHUNT CHESHUNT it.) ; Chesthunt {xi Walt ham, the land v Cheshunt. Cestrehunt (xi, xii, Cheshunt is an extensive parish containing about 8,479 acres. The urban part lies at the eastern end, east of the New River, which flows through the parish ; the rural and more thinly-populated district is found in the western, higher-lying ground, and consists chiefly of scattered farms and parks, with Cheshunt Common extending to the western border. The surface of the parish is undulating and its physical aspect varies.
. The Victoria history of the county of Hertford. Natural history. HERTFORD HUNDRED CHESHUNT CHESHUNT it.) ; Chesthunt {xi Walt ham, the land v Cheshunt. Cestrehunt (xi, xii, Cheshunt is an extensive parish containing about 8,479 acres. The urban part lies at the eastern end, east of the New River, which flows through the parish ; the rural and more thinly-populated district is found in the western, higher-lying ground, and consists chiefly of scattered farms and parks, with Cheshunt Common extending to the western border. The surface of the parish is undulating and its physical aspect varies. Large areas are devoted to fruit culture, roses, horticultural nurseries and market gardens. The River Lea or one of its streams forms the eastern boundary, which has been the cause of many disputes between the Abbots of Walt- ham and the lords of Cheshunt; the former maintained that the Small River Lea flowing half a mile west of Waltham was the dividing line, and that all the adjacent meadows belonged to Waltham ; the latter tried to prove that the tself, flowing through the town of /as the county , and that :st of it belonged to the manor of Peter of Savoy, when lord of the manor, quitclaimed to Simon the abbot his right to the meadows and marshes in question, but the dispute broke out again, and at the time of the Dissolution was undetermined between Robert, the last abbot, and the lord of Ches- The quarrel was carried on by the two neighbouring towns,1 and in the middle of the 19th century was still The present boundary appears to be a compromise, the southern part being formed by the Small River Lea, the northern part by the River Lea itself. Cheshunt Common covers a large area to the extreme west of the parish. An inclosure award made in 1804. and enrolled in 1806 is in the custody of the vestry clerk of the parish of Ches- hunt. By a further local Act an allotment of 100 acres of common was made.' Under the provisions of the Local Govern- me
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