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Line 21: }} '''Chipping''' is a [[hamlet (place)\|hamlet]] in the [[civil parish]] of [[Buckland, Hertfordshire\|Buckland]] in the [[East Hertfordshire\| 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, Hertfordshire\|Royston]]. The [[A10 road (Great Britain)\|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~~prime Meridian]]. Prior to 1750, Chipping was referred to as ''New Chipping'', today this name is rarely used.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Buckland & New Chipping \|url=http://www.hertfordshire-genealogy.co.uk/data/places/places-b/buckland/buckland.htm \|website=Hertfordshire Genealogy \|publisher=Hertfordshire Genealogy \|accessdate=27 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|last1=William \|first1=Page \|title=The Victoria history of the county of Hertford \|date=1902 \|publisher=University of London, Institute of Historical Research \|page=43 \|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/The_Victoria_history_of_the_county_of_He.html?id=Ia3MDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=chipping&f=false \|accessdate=28 August 2020}}</ref> ==History== Line 61: The [[River Rib]] runs through the village, with one bridge (Chipping Bridge) across the [[A10 road (England)\|A10]] and two fords along public footpaths crossing the river.<ref>{{cite web \|title=River Rib \|url=https://www.routeyou.com/en-gb/location/view/48000575/river-rib \|website=routeyou \|publisher=routeyou \|accessdate=24 August 2020}}</ref> The village of [[Buckland, Hertfordshire\|Buckland]] lies one mile north of Chipping, whilst the [[~~Prime~~prime Meridian]] passes to the east of Chipping.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Buckland East Hertfordshire \|url=https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/buckland-east-hertfordshire \|website=GetOutside \|publisher=GetOutside \|accessdate=25 August 2020}}</ref> ===Wildlife=== The land surrounding Chipping is dominated by farmland growing [[Winter wheat]], [[Rapeseed]], [[Borage]] and [[Vicia faba\|Broad beans]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=A Brief History of Buckland & Chipping \|url=http://www.bucklandandchippingpc.org.uk/history.php \|website=Buckland and Chipping Parish Council \|publisher=Buckland and Chipping Parish Council \|accessdate=24 August 2020}}</ref> Such a habitat has meant farmland birds such as the [[grey partridge]], [[lapwing]], [[Eurasian skylark\|skylark]], [[yellowhammer]] and [[corn bunting]] thrive in Chipping though they are declining nationally, they can be found along the many [[Bridle path\|bridleways]] and [[Rights of way in England and Wales\|public footpaths]] surrounding the village.<ref>{{cite web \|title=A Brief History of Buckland & Chipping \|url=http://www.bucklandandchippingpc.org.uk/history.php \|website=Buckland and Chipping Parish Council \|publisher=Buckland and Chipping Parish Council \|accessdate=24 August 2020}}</ref>

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