Weston, Hertfordshire
| Weston | |
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 Holy Trinity Church, Weston | |
  Weston Location within Hertfordshire | |
| Population | 1,035 (Parish, 2021)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TL260303 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HITCHIN |
| Postcode district | SG4 |
| Dialling code | 01462 |
| Police | Hertfordshire |
| Fire | Hertfordshire |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Weston is a village and civil parish in the North Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England.
It is located around 4 miles north of Stevenage, 2.5 miles south of Baldock and the same distance south-east of Letchworth, although it lies in the Hitchin post town. The A1(M) motorway passes to the west and the A505 Baldock bypass to the north, in a cut-and-cover tunnel that passes through the Weston Hills. These hills were made famous by the Robin Hood-style character Jack o'Legs, who was allegedly buried in the village's church graveyard.
Weston Road and the Village of Weston, both within Toronto, were named after this place.
The Legend Of Jack o'Legs
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The legend of Jack o'Legs is connected to the village of Weston, and explained on a signpost in the village green. The legend is that a Jack o'Legs was an abnormally tall man who stole from shops in the nearby town of Baldock.
He took his lootings and hid them in a cave somewhere around Weston Hills. After he was captured and severely wounded by the shopkeepers of Baldock he shot an arrow from there 3 miles into the churchyard at Weston to show where he wished to be buried.
In the churchyard of Holy Trinity Church, Weston,[2] there is a grave for Jack o'Legs, which is unusually long, possibly placed there to fuel belief in the legend.[3]
Windmill
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Weston Windmill, also known as Lannock Mill, was built in 1860 to the west of the village. It is no longer operational, and has lost its cap, sails and machinery. The surviving tower has been converted to other uses.[4]
Population
[edit]At the 2021 census, the population of the parish was 1,035.[1] The population had been 1,054 in 2011.[5]
See also
[edit]Gallery
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Weston (CofE) Primary School and Nursery -
A row of cottages at Weston
References
[edit]- ^ a b "2021 Census Parish Profiles". NOMIS. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 March 2025. (To get individual parish data, use the query function on table PP002.)
- ^ "Holy Trinity, Weston - Hertfordshire | Diocese of St Albans". Archived from the original on 2 September 2010.
- ^ "The Giant Jack O'Legs". Retrieved 7 June 2007.
- ^ Historic England. "Weston Windmill (Grade II) (1308249)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
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