Chipping, Hertfordshire: Difference between revisions

Chipping is situated at the foot of three hills, to the north Chipping Hill, to the east Capons Hill and the west Mill Hill.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ordnance Survey (includes: Barkway; Buckland; Kelshall; Reed; Sandon; Therfield; Wyddial) Publication date: 1956 |url=https://maps.nls.uk/view/94815858 |website=National Library of Scotland |publisher=Ordnance Survey |accessdate=29 August 2020}}</ref> 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).<ref>{{cite web |title=CAPONS WOOD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE |url=https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/capons-wood-east-hertfordshire |website=Get Outside |publisher=Get Outside |accessdate=14 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Burhill Wood, East Hertfordshire |url=https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/burhill-wood-east-hertfordshire |website=getoutside |publisher=getoutside |accessdate=24 August 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ordnance Survey (includes: Barkway; Buckland; Kelshall; Reed; Sandon; Therfield; Wyddial) Publication date: 1956 |url=https://maps.nls.uk/view/94815858 |website=National Library of Scotland |publisher=Ordnance Survey |accessdate=29 August 2020}}</ref>