. The Victoria history of the county of Hertford. Natural history. A HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE in 1900 and the proceeds invested in /190 4/. 7d. consols, producing £4 I 5/- yearly. 4. The Pound Piece, containing about 30 poles, which was sold in 1901 and the proceeds invested in £ 14 7/. 6J. consols, producing ft. yearly. The net income of the united charities is applied in pensions for the aged poor. The several sums of stock are held by the official trustees, who also hold £163 6/. <jd. consols arising from sale of glebe lands. SAWBRIDGEWORTH Sabrixteworda (xi cent.) ; Sebrichworde, Sebris
. The Victoria history of the county of Hertford. Natural history. A HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE in 1900 and the proceeds invested in /190 4/. 7d. consols, producing £4 I 5/- yearly. 4. The Pound Piece, containing about 30 poles, which was sold in 1901 and the proceeds invested in £ 14 7/. 6J. consols, producing ft. yearly. The net income of the united charities is applied in pensions for the aged poor. The several sums of stock are held by the official trustees, who also hold £163 6/. <jd. consols arising from sale of glebe lands. SAWBRIDGEWORTH Sabrixteworda (xi cent.) ; Sebrichworde, Sebriste- worda, Sabrytesworth (xii cent.) ; Sabrithtesworth (xih cent.) ; Sabri see worth, Sabrettes worth (xiv cent.) ; Sabresford or Sabrisworth (xv cent.) ; Sabridge- worth (xvi cent.) ; Saw bridge worth (xviii cent.). Sawbridgeworth is a large parish of about 6,638 acres in extent, divided from the county of Essex on the south and east by the River Siort, except for a projecting tongue of land forming the Hyde Hall estate which lies on the east of the river. On the the south and east. From the main road here a view is obtained over the river into Essex. The chief crops are wheat, barley and beans, about half the area con- sisting of arable land. Large quantities of saffron were once grown in Sawbridge won h, but cornfields had replaced the saffron fields before the 1 5th century.* Saffron Field on Great Beazleys Farm and Saffron Garden, south-west of Spelbrook, now both arable, preserve the name of this ancient industry. No inclosure award has been made for Sawbridgeworth,. Sawbb 1UCKWORTH west the boundary is formed by a small stream called Fiddler's Brook. The road from London to New- market passes through the parish in a north-easterly direction. To the south of the village it is known as the London Road, to the north as the Stortford Road. At Spelbrook in the north of the parish stood a turnpike gate where tolls were collected for the Hockerill The road crosses
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