Sandridge

infobox UK place

country = England
latitude=51.78084
longitude=-0.30384
official_name= Sandridge
population= 4,808
shire_district= St Albans
shire_county = Hertfordshire
region= East of England

constituency_westminster=Hitchin and Harpenden
post_town= ST ALBANS
postcode_district = AL4
postcode_area= AL
dial_code=
os_grid_reference= TL175105

Sandridge is a small village between St Albans and Wheathampstead in Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

Early History

The earliest recorded mention of Sandridge is in the year 796 the parish being part of the revenue of the Mercian Kings. It was given by Egfrith son of Offa in the first year of his reign to abbot Eadric second abbot of St Alban's Monastery and to the monks of St Albans.

The original name was "Saundruage" meaning a place of sandy soil serviced by bond tenants.

Information

The population of Sandridge ward at the time of the 2001 census was 4,808. This includes some people living in the Jersey Farm area of St Albans.

The village has three pubs: "The Green Man", "The Rose and Crown" and "The Queen's Head".

The village church is St Leonard's and is thought to date back to 1119.

It also supports Sandridge Rovers F.C., who play in the Hertfordshire Senior County League.

Sandridge was one of the earlier homes of the great English general, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, and his infamous wife, Sarah, a favourite of Queen Anne. The title Baron Sandridge was given to Churchill by James II in 1685, and was his first English peerage title (his earlier title, Baron Eyemouth, had been created in 1682 by James's predecessor, Charles II, in the Peerage of Scotland).

Facts

*44.45% of people in Sandridge are single.
*The majority of residents in Sandridge were born in England, Scotland or Wales.
*The main religious faiths in Sandridge are Christianity, Judaism and Islam.

References

* [http://www.livingsurvey.com/st_albans/sandridge.html Facts about Sandridge]

Some dates in the history of St Leonard's Church, Sandridge, A paper read at a meeting of the St Albans and Hertfordshire Architectural and Archeological Society, held at Sandridge, June 24th 1900 by the Rev J.A. Cruikshank M.A.