KINGS-WALDEN., a parish in Hitchin district, Herts; near the boundary with Beds, 4 miles SSW of Hitchin, and 4¾ W by S of Stevenage r. station. Posttown, Whitwell, under Welwyn. Acres, 4, 180. Real property, £6, 621. Pop., 1, 183. Houses, 236. The property is divided among a few. The manor belonged to Earl Harold; passed to Peter de Valoines, the Nevilles, and others; and belongs now to CharlesHale, Esq. Kings-Walden Park is the residence of G. W. Baker, Esq. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £82. Patron,C. Hale, Esq. The church is ancient, good, and handsome; and consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with porch and tower. There are three schools, supported by Mr. Hale, and charities £11.

(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))