Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Harpenden

Harpenden, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Herts, 5 miles SE. of Luton by rail and 24¾ miles NW. of London, 5112 ac., pop. 3064; P.O., T.O.; in vicinity of vil. are the seats of H. Hall and H. Lodge.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish and village with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Harpenden CP/Ch       Harpenden Urban CP       Hertfordshire AncC
Place: Harpenden

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