- Amwell, Hertfordshire
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os_grid_reference= TL365125Amwell (Great and Little), is a village in the county of
Hertfordshire ,England , located 1½ miles (S.E. by S.) fromWare , and about 20 miles north of London.The church is dedicated to St John the Baptist. The East India College was founded here in 1806, for the education of young men intended for the civil service of the East India Company in India. It is now a public school,
Haileybury College .The New River runs through the village.
On a hill above the church is an ancient mound, the remains of a fortification; and in Barrow field, on the road to
Hertford , is a large barrow.Great Amwell has been the residence of some celebrated literary characters, among whom are:
*Izaak Walton , (1593-1683) the noted angler.
*John Scott of Amwell , (1730-83), author of several poems and tracts, who built a grotto, containing several apartments, which still exists.
*John Hoole , (1727-1803), the distinguished translator ofTasso , and biographer of Scott.
*The remains of William Warner, (1558?-1609), the poet and historian, are interred in the churchyard.Also buried here in 1978 was
Harold Abrahams , theOlympian who was depicted in "Chariots of Fire ".A hamlet called Amwell also exists a mile south west of
Wheathampstead , also inHertfordshire .References
* [http://www.hertfordshire-genealogy.co.uk/data/places/great-amwell.htm Historical material on Amwell] at Hertfordshire Genealogy - Accessed February 2007
* [http://www.hertfordheath.com/old%20website%20files/village%20history.htm A Brief History of Hertford Heath] based on a note written by Esme Nix of Rush Green and describing Little Amwell
* Heath, Cyril "The Book of Amwell" Barracuda Books Limited, 1980 ISBN 0860230856
* Doree, Stephen and Perman, David "Amwell and Stanstead's Past in Pictures" Publisher: The Rockingham Press 1997 , ISBN 1873468571External links
* [http://www.hertsdirect.org/public_search_results?searchinput=amwell&Submit=Go&word=stem&comb=all Local Amwell amenities list] Provided by Hertfordshire County Council - Accessed February 2007
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