STAPLEFORD, (Hertfordshire) on the N. side of Hartford, in the vale near the r. Beane, as it runs from Woodhall-Park to Hartford, was once part of the p. of Benjoy, or Bengoo, which lies 2 m. from it to the S. E. It was in the R. of Edw. IV. divided into 2 manors; one of which was purchased in 1696 by Tho. Feltham of Ware-Westmill. The other manor bel. now to Philip Boteler.