The parish church of St Mary's was built in 1140, and is recognised as one of the finest Norman parish churches in the county.
Hemel Hempstead on its present site is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as a vill, Hamelhamstede, with about 100 inhabitants. The first recorded mention of the town is the grant of land at Hamaele by Offa, King of Essex, to the Saxon Bishop of London in AD 705.
Emigrants from Hemel Hempstead, led by one John Carman, migrated to the American colonies in the early 17th century and founded the town of Hempstead, New York in 1644. However, before the Second World War locals called it Hempstead.
The town is now known to locals as Hemel. Hemel is reflected in the German Himmel and Dutch Hemel, both of which mean 'heaven' or 'sky', so it could be that Hemel Hempstead was in a less forested area open to the sky, while Berkhamsted (which could mean ' birch', reflected in the Dutch berk) was in a forest of birch trees.Īnother opinion is that Hemel came from Haemele, the name of the district in the 8th century, and is most likely either the name of the landowner or meant "broken country". It is theoretically possible for a previous name to have become corrupted to something very similar to Hempstead, and that Hemel originated as a way of specifying Hemel Hempstead as opposed to nearby Berkhamsted. In Old English, -stead or -stede simply meant "place" (reflected in German Stadt and Dutch stede or stad, meaning "city" or "town"), such as the site of a building or pasture, as in clearing in the woods, and this suffix is used in the names of other English places such as Hamstead and Berkhamsted. The name is referred to in the Domesday Book as Hamelamestede, but in later centuries it became Hamelhamsted, and, possibly, Hemlamstede. The settlement was called by the name Henamsted or Hean-Hempsted in Anglo-Saxon times and in William the Conqueror's time by the name of Hemel-Amstede. Legs: All production KD lockers are supplied without legs unless otherwise specified.History Origin of the name Shelves: Hat shelf for single tier openings 60" and 72" high 1-double hook only for triple tier and 1-double and 1- single hook for 9" wide openings 30" and higher Hooks: 2-single hooks and 1-double hook is standard. Gravity lift-type multi-point spring loaded latching: 3-point latching for openings 48" high and higher, 2-point latching for openings 20" high thru 36" high Latching: 12 gauge latch hooks MIG welded to frame. Handle: Deep-drawn seamless stainless steel recessed handle Continuous vertical door strike at both hinge and latch side Plain, Secure-Air-Flow, Safety-View and diamond perforated door styles are available. 16 gauge frame with 16 gauge horizontal cross member between doors on double and triple tier wardrobe lockersĭoors: 16 gauge louvered doors, 18 gauge for 9" wide, are standard. Triple Tier lockers are ideal for use where storage of long garments is not required.īody/Frame: Knockdown (KD) with 24 gauge solid body components.
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