BROXBURN, a parish in the hundred of HERTFORD, and county
of HERTFORD, 1 mile (S.) from Hoddesdon, containing,
with Hoddesdon, part of which is in the parish of
Great Amwell, 1888 inhabitants. The living is a discharged
vicarage, in the archdeaconry of Middlesex,
and diocese of London, rated in the king's books at
* 12. 6. 5., and in the patronage of the Bishop of
London. The church, dedicated to St. Augustine, is a
large handsome edifice in the later style of English
architecture, with a square tower supporting an
octagonal spire, and a north and south chapel; the
workmanship in the north chapel is of a superior
description; there are several very fine monuments,
Wd an ancient font. James I., on his way from
Scotland, was entertained at the manor-house, where
he was met by many of the nobility, and the great
officers of state. Sir Richard Lacy, Knt., in 1667,
bequeathed property for the erection and endowment
of a school, which is free for all children within the
Parish. By deed in 1727, the Hon. Letitia Monson
gaye£!OOQ, since laid out in Bank Annuities, for endowing
an almshouse for six poor widows: there are
also several minor benefactions for the poor.