Gilston
History
The name derives from Gedel or Gydel, an Old English personal name, and tun, meaning farm or settlement. A variation in spelling may be seen as "Gedeleston", in a legal record in 1424.
The Parish Church of St Mary dates from the 13th century, and is Grade I listed. The churchyard includes a listed memorial to the Johnston family, and there is a 17th century tomb of the Gore family of Netherhall and an 18th century tomb of the Turvin family of Terlings Park in the church chancel. The Gore family included a Lord Mayor of London and the Gore and Turvin families both included a High Sheriff of Hertfordshire.
The Plume of Feathers Inn dates from the 18th century.
Gilston Park is a 19th century country house, which is Grade II* listed. It was designed by Philip Charles Hardwick in 1852 and extended by Arthur Blomfield in 1887, with later work by Blomfield's son, A C Blomfield. It was later home to the Salvin Bowlby family, who founded the Gilston and Eastwick Working Men's Club, now the village hall, in 1908.
See also
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ "Gilston". Luton Paranormal Society. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
- ^ the Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; National Archives; CP40/654; image viewable at: http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT1/H6/CP40no654/aCP40no654fronts/IMG_0650.htm [ 5th entry ] with "Hertf" at the left as the county, and Mauricius Bruyn as plaintiff
- ^ "Parishes: Gilston Pages 319-323 A History of the County of Hertford: Volume 3". British History Online. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "About us". Plume of Feathers. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Gilston Park". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
External links
- Gilston (A Guide to Old Hertfordshire)
- History of Gilston in East Hertfordshire | Map and description
- UK & Ireland Genealogy - Gilston