The hamlet of Broxbourne from which the Borough takes its name contains St Augustine’s Church built in around 1460. This is filled with interesting tombs and memorials. Behind the church is the restored Broxbourne Mill, first mentioned in 1086 in the Doomsday Book. One of the principal features is the Monson Alms Houses built of red brick in 1728, 97-99 High Road, part of which dates from the... 

A history of Broxbourne by Mrs. R. G. Hoare which was published in 1897. The village of Broxbourne is situated in that division of the County which goes by the name of the Hundred of Hertford. The parish or rectory impropriate and vicarage of Broxbourne comprises not only the rateable area so called, but also that on the northern side of that area which constitutes the hamlet of Hoddesdon, except some... 

Chapter 1 by Jack Edwards and Peter Rooke The Dewhurst family had been associated with the parish of Cheshunt at least since the latter part of the sixteenth century, for Barnar Dewhurst, Robert’s father, was secretary to William Cecil, Lord Burghley, Lord High Treasurer of England in the reign of, Elizabeth I. Lord Burghley purchased Theobalds in 1564 and Barnard died in 1596, so it would appear... 

The most southerly of the Borough’s towns is Waltham Cross, a busy commercial centre with a pedestrianised high street filled with shops, supermarkets and banks. At its heart is Eleanor Cross, one of 12 erected between 1291 and 1294 to mark the overnight stops of the funeral cortege of Eleanor of Castille, wife of King Edward I on its way to Westminster Abbey. The Cross is important in that it... 

Lowewood Museum is situated in the Borough of Broxbourne, which covers Rye Park, Hoddesdon, Broxbourne, Wormley, Turnford, Cheshunt, Flamstead End, Goffs Oak and Waltham Cross. Local Events FREE!!! Submit a local event that you would like included in our events calendar/listing. On-screen presenter required We are currently looking for an on-screen presenter for a series of online history programmes....