| Little Berkhamsted | |
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 St Andrews Church, Little Berkhamsted | |
  Little Berkhamsted Location withinHertfordshire | |
| Population | 554 (2011 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TL291077 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HERTFORD |
| Postcode district | SG13 |
| Dialling code | 01707 |
| Police | Hertfordshire |
| Fire | Hertfordshire |
| Ambulance | East of England |
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Little Berkhamsted is a village andcivil parish inHertfordshire, England, five miles south-west of the town ofHertford.
The village is in a hilly location, some 120 metres (400 feet) above sea level. It has a row of weather-boarded cottages opposite St Andrew's Church. Conservative cabinet ministerReginald Maudling (1917–79) and his widow, Beryl, are buried in the churchyard.[2] Nearby there is anElizabethan house and 'Stratton's Folly', a 1789 brick tower.[3]
The manor of Little Berkhampstead is mentioned in theDomesday Book asBerchehamstede when it was held by Hardwin de Scales. The Parish Church of St Andrew is faced withKentishragstone and has a wooden bell-cote for three bells. The church was first mentioned in the 12th century but was totally rebuilt in 1647, although little from that date survived reconstruction in the 19th century.[4]
Stratton's Tower (also known as "Stratton's Folly") is a five-storey, 97 ft tall observation tower in the village. It was built in 1789 for John Stratton, Gentleman, who lived at "Gay's", since renamed The Gage. Legend has it that John Stratton was a retired Admiral and that he wanted to see ships in the Thames; however, he was a non-conformist and, as such, would have been unable to hold a commission under the Crown and the earliest known reference to the building describes it as a "Prospect Tower". After being derelict for more than 100 years, it was restored and converted to living accommodation in 1971 byWilliam Tatton Brown. It is a Grade II*Listed Building.[5]
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