- Hastoe
infobox UK place
country = England
static_
latitude=51.7755
longitude=-0.6710
official_name= Hastoe
population=
shire_district=Dacorum
shire_county =Hertfordshire
region= East of Englandconstituency_westminster= South West Hertfordshire
post_town=Tring
postcode_district = HP23
postcode_area= HP
dial_code= 01442
os_grid_reference= SP915095Hastoe is a hamlet located in the
Chiltern Hills , 1.7m south ofTring in the county ofHertfordshire and on the county boundary withBuckinghamshire .Historically Hastoe has been closely associated with Tring. In the 13th century the manor of Hastoe was conveyed to Ralph le Clerk of Tring by Thomas de Northwode. During the 14th century the lands came into the possession of the
Verney family. This resulted in the manor being annexed to the manor of Bunstreux and Richardyns.Hastoe House one of the most prominent properties has close associations with the
Rothschild family as do many of the other houses which were built by the family for farm workers and a distinctive Village Hall known as the Hastoe Room.Lionel Rothschild (1808-1879) like most of the family was said to be obsessed with hunting and set up his own kennels at Hastoe.The highest point in the Hertfordshire is 803 feet (245 m) above sea level, a quarter mile (400 m) from Hastoe within
Pavis Wood .Richard Llewellyn-Davies (1912-1981) was created Baron Llewelyn-Davies, of Hastoe on 16 January 1964. He was an architect and designer of
Milton Keynes .Annie Patricia Llewellyn-Davies (1915-1997) his wife and Labour Party politician, became Baroness Llewelyn-Davies of Hastoe, in the County of Hertfordshire U.K. on 29 August 1967.
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