Bedmond

Bedmond is a village in the civil parish of Abbots Langley,^[1] in the Three Rivers district of Hertfordshire, England. It is located around one mile (1.6 km) north of the larger village of Abbots Langley.

Bedmond
Village
The Bell Inn, High Street
Bedmond Location within Hertfordshire
OS grid reference	TL0903
Civil parish	Abbots Langley
District	Three Rivers
Shire county	Hertfordshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ABBOTS LANGLEY
Postcode district	WD5
Dialling code	01923
Police	Hertfordshire
Fire	Hertfordshire
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	St. Albans
List of places UK England Hertfordshire 51°43′13″N 0°24′38″W

Bedmond is the probable birthplace of Nicholas Breakspear, later Pope Adrian IV, the only Englishman to ever be Pope, who is believed to have been born at Breakspear Farm c. 1100. The site where his home stood is marked by a plaque.^[2][a]

The Church of The Ascension in Bedmond.

The Anglican Church of the Ascension in Bedmond is a rare example of a surviving "tin tabernacle", a pre-fabricated church building made from corrugated galvanised iron and one of only a few remaining in use for worship in the country. It was built in 1880 at a cost of £80, which was donated by the wife of the squire.^[3] It became a Grade-II listed building in 1978.^[4]

People

Vinnie Jones (born 1965), former Wimbledon, Leeds United and Wales international footballer, lived in Bedmond.