Wymondley

Wymondley is a civil parish in the North Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It includes the villages of Little Wymondley and Great Wymondley and a number of smaller hamlets, including Redcoats Green, Todd's Green, and Titmore Green.

History

The parish was created on 1 April 1937 as a merger of the two former parishes of Great Wymondley and Little Wymondley. Prior to the creation of North Hertfordshire in 1974, Wymondley was part of Hitchin [Rural District].
Wymondley was once the location of a dissenting academy for the education of future nonconformist ministers. The academy was active during 1799-1833 and went under various names, including Wymondley College.

Geography

Wymondley electrical grid substation, named after the parish, is actually just over the boundary to the south-west, in the neighbouring parish of St Ippolyts.

Governance

There are three tiers of local government covering Wymondley, at parish, district, and county level: Wymondley Parish Council, North Hertfordshire District Council, and Hertfordshire County Council. For national elections, the parish forms part of the Hitchin constituency.

Population

At the 2021 [United Kingdom census|2021 census], the parish had a population of 1,169. The population had been 1,153 in 2011.