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Aubrey Park, Redbourn
Aubrey Park, Redbourn in Hertfordshire is a building of historical significance and is listed on the English Heritage Register. Parts of the building date back to the 16th and 17th Centuries and the site on which it is located may have its origins in the 13th Century. Today it is a hotel which provides accommodation, restaurant facilities and caters for special events including weddings. Owners of Aubrey Park Aubrey Park was previously called Foster's Farm and it seems that during the 17th Century it was owned by the Carpenter family who were wealthy Redbourn residents possessing large areas of land. Until 1640 they lived at Revel End which is adjacent to Foster's farm. They then built Redbourn House in the early 18th Century. The Carpenter family named the eldest son George for five generations and all lived in or around the village. George Carpenter (1713-1782) who was the last of the line had an only child named Mary Elizabeth Carpenter (1783-1811). She was his sole heir. In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aubrey Park Redbourn
Aubrey is traditionally a male English language, English given name. The name is from the French language, French derivation Aubry of the Germanic given name Alberic (other), Alberic / Old High German given name Alberich, which consists of the elements ALF "elf" and RIK "king", from Proto-Germanic ''*albiz'' "elf", "supernatural being" and ''*rīkaz'' "chieftain", "ruler". Before the Norman conquest, the Anglo-Saxons used the corresponding variant ''Ælf-rīc'' (see Ælfric). The feminine form Aubrey is sometimes from Old French Aubree with a different etymology: Albereda,François de Beaurepaire, ''Les noms des communes et anciennes paroisses de l'Eure'', éditions Picard, 1981, p. 123 sometimes a feminine used of the masculine name Aubrey. However, Aubrey is commonly used as a feminine name in the United States. It was the 15th most popular girl's name in the United States in 2012. People Surname * Andrew Aubrey, Lord Mayor of London in 1339, 1340, and 1351 * Anne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
