| Reed | |
  Reed shown within Hertfordshire |
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| Population | 273 |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | |
| District | North Hertfordshire |
| Shire county | Hertfordshire |
| Region | East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ROYSTON |
| Postcode district | SG8 |
| Dialling code | 01763 |
| Police | Hertfordshire |
| Fire | Hertfordshire |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | North East Hertfordshire |
| European Parliament | East of England |
| List of places: UK • England • Hertfordshire | |
Reed is a small village in North Hertfordshire. It is situated on a chalk ridge at almost the highest point in the county, approximately 3 miles south of the market town of Royston. The modern A10 road (here following the course of the Roman Ermine Street) passes just to the west of the village. It has a first school, a village hall, the Saxon parish church of St. Mary, a small chapel, a highly active cricket club and an excellent village pub and restaurant set in a 16th century coaching inn.
There has reportedly been a settlement at Reed for 2,000 years, and the community was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 (as Retth). A number of houses in the village boast the remnants of ancient moats, and the village includes a number of ancient woods on its outskirts. There were 273 residents recorded as living in the village in the United Kingdom Census 2001.
Sources: http://www.reed.herts.sch.uk/prospectus_info/ourvillage.html http://www.reedcc.co.uk/ http://fhsofmartin.co.uk/reps/17_cambridgeshire/doig/reed-through-the-ages.htm http://www.thecabinetatreed.co.uk/ http://www.north-herts.gov.uk/therfield.pdf http://www.hertsdirect.org/infobase/docs/pdfstore/tabKS01sett.pdf http://www.gwp.enta.net/hertnames.htm
