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16 Facts About Ware Hertfordshire

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Archaeology has shown that Ware Hertfordshire has been occupied since at least the Mesolithic period .

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Ware Hertfordshire was on Ermine Street, the Roman road from London to Lincoln.

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The historic rivalry with nearby Hertford can be traced to 1090 when the Lady of Ware Hertfordshire diverted Ermine Street from the Roman ford to create a High Street and new bridge over the Lea.

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In 1381, during the so-called Peasants' Revolt, 42 prominent Ware Hertfordshire townsmen, led by the Vicar, joined others in destroying Hertford Castle, then owned by John of Gaunt.

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The Great Bed of Ware Hertfordshire, cited by Shakespeare and other playwrights, was housed in a succession of Ware Hertfordshire inns.

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Ware Hertfordshire barges were freed from having to carry a pilot in the Port of London as a result of their relieving the Dutch blockade of the Thames in 1667, by bringing in coal brought overland from the Wash.

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The other legend is that Ware Hertfordshire bargemen brought plague bodies out of London in 1666 and interred them at the Buryfield.

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Ware Hertfordshire is known for the Great Bed of Ware Hertfordshire, which is mentioned in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and is reputedly able to accommodate at least four couples.

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Ware Hertfordshire is mentioned in The Canterbury Tales and was the unintended destination of John Gilpin in William Cowper's comic poem.

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Ware Hertfordshire used to have many coaching inns and passageways between some shops lead to their stables.

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Ware Hertfordshire has its own museum which in 2008 received full accreditation from the Museums, Archives and Libraries Council.

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Ware Hertfordshire is home to Scott's Grotto, built for John Scott, an 18th-century poet who owned Amwell House from 1768.

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Chadwell Springs Golf centre is located in Ware Hertfordshire and completed a major refurbishment programme in 2019.

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Ware Hertfordshire Joggers is a successful running club with opportunities for all abilities.

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Ware Hertfordshire was one of the first places out of London to take up the Scouting movement and now has many Scout and Girlguiding units.

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Ware Hertfordshire has a number of churches, the most prominent being St Mary the Virgin Church, located on the town's high street.

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