Saint Botolph's Churchyard
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Saint Botolph's Churchyard

Also known as Churchyard of the Redundant Church at Shenleybury , Shenleybury Churchyard

Shenley, Hertsmere Borough, Hertfordshire, England

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    Shenley, Hertsmere Borough, Hertfordshire WD7 9DL England
    Coordinates: 51.70303, -0.28905
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The former parish church of St Botolph's in Shenleybury, on the northern outskirts of Shenley in Hertfordshire, dates from 1424. Alterations took place in 1753 and the tower was removed in 1925. St Martin's church was built in Shenley in 1841, but burials continued at St Botolph's churchyard.

Between 1907 & 1913 William Blyth Gerish, the Hertfordshire antiquarian, organised the recording of monumental inscriptions in the churchyards and burial grounds of Hertfordshire. Those at St Botolph's were transcribed by William Frampton Andrews in 1908.

In the 1960s, the then Rector of Shenley, Rev. Norman E. S. Johnson, ‘improved the churchyard' by removing headstones, footstones, kerbs and iron railings, etc. Before the clearance went ahead, a list of names from the memorials in sections B & C was compiled and their positions marked on a plan of the churchyard.

After becoming redundant in 1972, the church was converted into a private residence in 1981. Both Graham Hill and Nicholas Hawksmoor are buried in the private area of the churchyard. The churchyard was extended south-east in 1882 and again in 1936 and contains nineteen war graves.





The former parish church of St Botolph's in Shenleybury, on the northern outskirts of Shenley in Hertfordshire, dates from 1424. Alterations took place in 1753 and the tower was removed in 1925. St Martin's church was built in Shenley in 1841, but burials continued at St Botolph's churchyard.

Between 1907 & 1913 William Blyth Gerish, the Hertfordshire antiquarian, organised the recording of monumental inscriptions in the churchyards and burial grounds of Hertfordshire. Those at St Botolph's were transcribed by William Frampton Andrews in 1908.

In the 1960s, the then Rector of Shenley, Rev. Norman E. S. Johnson, ‘improved the churchyard' by removing headstones, footstones, kerbs and iron railings, etc. Before the clearance went ahead, a list of names from the memorials in sections B & C was compiled and their positions marked on a plan of the churchyard.

After becoming redundant in 1972, the church was converted into a private residence in 1981. Both Graham Hill and Nicholas Hawksmoor are buried in the private area of the churchyard. The churchyard was extended south-east in 1882 and again in 1936 and contains nineteen war graves.





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  • Added: 23 Nov 2002
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 1723620