In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Aldbury like this:
ALDBURY, a parish in Berkhampstead district, Herts; under the Chiltern hills, 1 mile E of Tring r. station, and 3¼ NNE of Berkhampstead. It has a post office under Tring. Acres, 2,071. Real property, £2,902. Pop., 848. Houses, 179. The manor was possessed by the Verneys, the Andersons, and the Hydes; and now belongs to the Duke of Leeds. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £448.* Patron, Earl Brownlow. The church is early English, with a square embattled tower; and contains some ancient tombs. Charities, £26 and poors' cottages.
Aldbury through time
Aldbury is now part of Dacorum district. Click here for graphs and data of how Dacorum has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Aldbury itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Aldbury, in Dacorum and Hertfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3038
Date accessed: 17th May 2024
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