The market town of Hoddesdon lies in the northern part of the Borough, about 18 miles from central London on the old High Road. The area has been inhabited since medieval times, and although the early history of Hoddesdon is obscure, it appears that the town began life as a small off-shoot of nearby Broxbourne. Certainly by the 13th century Hoddesdon had become a centre of some importance in its own... 

59 High Street, Hoddesdon, Herts EN11 8ET Tel: 01992 450223 Bowmans Homestores, Hoddesdon (image courtesy Harris Digital Productions) Site of Hampshire House 1886: Barnett – Ebeneza & Helen Barnett, retired civil servant, India Office, daughter and servants 1906: Barnett 2002: Thresher Wine Shop (photographic survey of Hoddesdon High Street on 12 September 2002) 2009: Bowmans Homestores... 

29 High Street, Hoddesdon, Herts EN11 8TA Tel: 01992 451040 [ad] Pizza Hut, Hoddesdon (image courtesy of Harris Digital Productions) Before 1891, records show that shops were built on this site in 1860 by W. Hampton, a builder and carpenter. 1891 Census: William and Jane Hampton, builder and upholstress 1902: John Hampton 1929: London Central Meat Co. Ltd Map  Read More →

Hoddesdon Town Centre Strategy consultation The Council is producing a draft Town Centre Strategy for Hoddesdon to build on the strengths of the town and set out a vision for the future The Council believes that there is an urgent need to bring more people into Hoddesdon High Street.  One way in which the Council proposes to do this is by opening up the High Street to cars and taxis. The Council wants... 

The Town of Hoddesdon has changed quite dramatically in the past 50 years.  Sadly many of the so-called improvements of the 1960’s were not successful, and we have been left with a legacy of what the planners of the time thought was the way forward. Hoddesdon in 1962 This superb aerial view of Hoddesdon was taken in 1962 by Bishop Marshall. It captures the centre of the town just before it... 

Waltham House, Trollope's home from 1859 to 1871. Demolished about 1936. That remarkably industrious Victorian novelist, Anthony Trollope, lived at Waltham Cross for twelve years between 1859 and 1871, arriving soon after his return from Ireland where he had spent sixteen years working for the Post Office. His choice of Waltham Cross was influenced by his new appointment as Surveyor to the Eastern...