History of Breachwood Green

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BRIEF HISTORY OF THE AREA

Breachwood Green, Kings Walden Parish is situated on ancient glacial deposits known as the Chiltern escarpment; these hills extend westwards towards Aylesbury, the village and area show signs of settlement from the Romans to the Anglo-Saxons.

The proximity of the important town of Verulamium (Today known as St. Albans), with its busy roads like the Watling Street and the Icknield Way, and ancient undiscovered roads from St. Albans via Breachwood Green to Stevenage, demonstrate the presence of Romans, and their influence on the way of life in the hamlets and villages of the neighbouring countryside.

The exact beginnings of Breachwood Green, started with the small hamlet of the King's Walden Parish, originating from Roman to Anglo-Saxon settlements which became more firmly established in the time of the Norman occupation. It is recorded that in the Middle Ages, on the orders of Lord Walter de Neville, 236 trees were felled, leaving an open green. From this it can be assumed that the whole area was covered in trees and it may be from that time that the name "Brachewood", or "Break in the wood", became used for the hamlet. Today the village is mainly a farming community, but also lots of residents commute into our bigger towns and into London via the extensive rail network either side of our village.

The Chiltern Hills extend from the west from the M40 corridor towards Aylesbury Vale towards Dunstable (Downs) and Luton to Hitchin in the East, our area has some of the most abundant outstanding natural beautiful countryside in the UK.