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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Reed like this:
REED, a parish, with a village, in Royston district, Herts; 3½ miles S of Royston r. station. Post-town, Royston. Acres, 1, 460. Real property, £1, 765. Pop., 224. Houses, 53. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory, united with the vicarage of Barkway, in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £512.* Patron, the Hon. Mrs. V. Harcourt. The church is ancient but good.
Reed is now part of NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE District. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Reed itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Reed, in North Hertfordshire and Hertfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5351
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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