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Chipping is a hamlet in the civil parish of Buckland in the District of East Hertfordshire and county of Hertfordshire in England. Situated in a valley, Chipping is approximately two miles (3.2 km) north of Buntingford and six miles (9.6 km) south of Royston. The A10 road (which follows the course of the Roman Ermine Street) passes through the village. Chipping is situated half a mile west of the Prime Meridian. Prior to 1750, Chipping was referred to as New Chipping, today this name is rarely used.[2][3]

Chipping
The Countryman
Chipping is located in Hertfordshire
Chipping
Chipping
Location within Hertfordshire
Population274 (2011 Census including Buckland)[1]
OS grid referenceTL 35567 32012
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBuntingford
Postcode districtSG9
Dialling code01763
PoliceHertfordshire
FireHertfordshire
AmbulanceEast of England
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England
Hertfordshire
51°58′13″N 0°01′40″W / 51.9703°N 0.0279°W / 51.9703; -0.0279

History

The current settlement of Chipping first emerged along the former Roman Road Ermine Street as the manor of Pope's Hall (now Chipping Hall) then apart of Buckland village, as mentioned in the Doomsday Book.[4] Chipping as an independent settlement to Buckland developed around 1220 as New Cheping (later becoming New Chipping), due to its strategic location along Ermine Street as a final stop-off for passing traffic before confronting several steep hills whilst travelling between London and York, and later, London and Cambridge.[5]

Chipping was the site of a market every Friday and fair three days a year from 1252 until 1360 before its transferal to nearby Buntingford by Elizabeth de Burgh, 4th Countess of Ulster and lord of the manor of Pope’s Hall due to its dwindling trade caused by Buntingford's rapid growth compared to Chipping.[6] Sometime after its first abolishment the market was re-established, before finally closing in 1883.[7] Former earthworks, including a moat (all destroyed in the 1950s) inside Burhill Wood to the west of Chipping, could suggest an earlier Iron Age settlement or hill fort, predating the present-day Chipping.[8]

From around 1200 until the mid-nineteenth century the main occupation of Chipping's residence was farming, working the dense woodland and farmland surrounding the village, whilst other villages served passing trade along Ermine Street.[9] However, Chipping has always been overshadowed by its larger neighbours of Buntingford to the south and Royston to the north, with its population remaining small, it was never large enough for the construction of a church. [10] Until the late nineteenth-century Chipping was divided between the parish of Therfield on the west side of Ermine Street and Buckland parish on the east.[11]

A Post mill was formerly situated on Mill Hill to the east of the village from around 1737 until its destruction (possibly by a storm) in 1838.[12] The former public house, The Royal Oak, was destroyed by fire sometime in the 1980s, its site now hosts the Cul-de-sac Royal Oak Close.[13][14]

Today

Population

The population of Chipping in 1851 was 215, however, with the development of the railway, causing decreased road traffic and growing demand for industrial workers in cities, meant Chipping's population fell to below 100 by 1905.[15] Today Chipping has around 50 houses with a population of around 125 to 150 as of 2011. The parish of Buckland and Chipping has a combined population of 274 as of 2011, with the population roughly split between both villages.[16]

 
Chipping, 1905 (including the former Royal Oak public-house)

Local government

Along with its neighbour Buckland, Chipping elects members to the Buckland and Chipping parish council.[17] Chipping is in the Buntingford ward of the Hertfordshire County Council unitary authority, which is responsible for all significant local government functions.[18] Additionally, Chipping is within the Buntingford ward of East Hertfordshire District Council, having two district councillors. On the national level, Chipping is in the North East Hertfordshire parliamentary constituency.[19]

Landmarks

The Countryman (Inn) (formerly the Red Lion Inn until 1975) is a 18th-century coaching inn, built in 1663, it has operated as a public house since 1760.[20][21] Situated in the centre of the village, The Countryman has hosted the yearly 'World Sausage Tossing Championship' every August since 2014.[22]

 
Chipping Hall (formerly Pope's Hall)

Chipping also includes the manor house of Chipping Hall (formerly Pope's Hall), with the current hall dating from the early eighteenth-century, the main hall, dovecot and walled gardens are constructed in early Georgian architecture from red brick.[23] The manor of Pope's Hall was inherited by Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence from his wife Elizabeth de Burgh, 4th Countess of Ulster after her death in 1363.[24] from On the north side of Chipping Hall is a large eighteenth-century farmyard, once apart of the hall, it was sold and converted into housing around 2007.

Chipping also includes a former Congregational Chapel which was constructed in 1844 and a former Mission Room constructed in 1878 for a cost of £380, both are now in private ownership.[25][26] The village still includes several historic buildings and thatched cottages dating from the 17th century and earlier.

Name origin

The name Chipping likely derives from ceapen, an Old English word meaning 'market', likely referring to the market hosted in Chipping between 1252 and 1360, though it is also possible the name rather derives from the Medieval English word chepynge meaning 'long market square', supported by early references to Chipping as New Cheping.[27][28] Chipping is a prefix name used by several places in England, however, only Chipping, Lancashire shares the sole use of the name Chipping.[29]

Chipping's historic name New Chipping used prior to 1750 (less commonly used until 1900) more specifically meaning 'new market'.[30] The reason why new was dropped from Chipping's name is unknown, though this change was likely gradual, evolving from being New Chipping to just Chipping over several hundred years.

Geography

Landscape

 
Bridleway to Capons Wood

Chipping is situated at the foot of three hills, to the north Chipping Hill, to the east Capons Hill and the west Mill Hill. Though historically Chipping was surrounded by dense woodland used for graving pigs and sheep, today only Capons Wood to the east and Burhill Wood to the west of the village survive (never have public right of way).[31][32] College Wood (formerly adjacent to Capons Wood) was removed in the 1950s/60s, alongside the reduction in the size of Burhill Wood (around 80% of its total area) to make way for increased farmland.

The River Rib runs through the village, with one bridge (Chipping Bridge) across the A10 and two fords along public footpaths crossing the river.[33] The village of Buckland lies one mile north of Chipping, whilst the Prime Meridian passes to the east of Chipping.[34]

Wildlife

The land surrounding Chipping is dominated by farmland growing Winter wheat, Rapeseed, Borage and Broad beans.[35] Such a habitat has meant farmland birds such as the grey partridge, lapwing, skylark, yellowhammer and corn bunting thrive in Chipping though they are declining nationally, they can be found along the many bridleways and public footpaths surrounding the village.[36]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Buckland & New Chipping". Hertfordshire Genealogy. Hertfordshire Genealogy. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
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  4. ^ "Pope's Hall". Historic England. Historic England. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  5. ^ William, Page (1902). The Victoria history of the county of Hertford. University of London, Institute of Historical Research. p. 43. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
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  19. ^ "North East Hertfordshire". UK Parliament. UK Parliament. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  20. ^ "A Brief History of Buckland & Chipping". Buckland and Chipping Parish Council. Buckland and Chipping Parish Council. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
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