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This 1673 map shows the Broadwater Hundred.
Hundreds were first mentioned in the Laws of Edgar in 970, and by the time of Ethelred
the term referred to an area of one hundred hides for the purpose of
taxation. For many centuries after this the Hundreds were used as a
fiscal, judicial and sometimes a military district. These units were used for the collection of Danegeld, and the
holding of courts for both civil and criminal matters.
The hundred of Broadwater takes its name from a little hamlet on the
boundary line between the parishes of Knebworth and Shephall, at a point
about two miles south of
Stevenage where the main
road from Hertford and a road
from Aston join the Great
North Road.
This map shows the parishes within the Broadwater Hundred.
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This map shows an early planting plan for the woods when they were
still part of the Panshanger estate.
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A map of Sherrardspark Wood early in the history of Welwyn Garden City.
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This map was an insert of W.R. Hughes 1936 book
about Sherrardspark Wood.
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This map is an insert of the original 1964 wood wardens guide
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This map was extracted from the Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council's
interpretative map of Sherrardspark Wood. pdf 2MB
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