REDBOURN, a parish in the hundred of CASHIO,
or liberty of ST-ALBAN'S, county of HERTFORD, 17 miles
(W.) from Hertford, containing 1784 inhabitants. The
living is a discharged vicarage, in the archdeaconry of
St. Alban's, and diocese of London, rated in the king's
books at £16. 5., and in the patronage of the Earl of
Verulam. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, stands
about a mile west from the village, and is approached
by a fine avenue of elms. There are places of worship
for Baptists, Independents, and Wesleyan Methodists.
Here was a cell of Benedictine monks from St. Alban's,
dedicated to St. Amphibalus the Martyr and his companions.
Fairs are held on the Wednesday after New
Year's day, Wednesday in Easter-week, and Wednesday
at Whitsuntide.