The Puckeridge Hunt is a foxhound pack in
East Anglia
East Anglia is an area in the East of England, often defined as including the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. The name derives from the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of the East Angles, a people whose name originated in Anglia, in ...
.
Country
The country covers some north to south and east to west in the counties of
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire ( or ; often abbreviated Herts) is one of the home counties in southern England. It borders Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire to the north, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south, and Buckinghamshire to the west. For govern ...
,
Essex
Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and G ...
and
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs.) is a Counties of England, county in the East of England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the north-east, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and North ...
. The country is one of bank and ditch, arable and grasslands. Adjoining hunts are to the north the
Thurlow Hunt, to the east and south-east the
Essex Hunt and to the north and south the
Cambridgeshire Hunt and
Enfield Chase
Enfield Chase is an area of Enfield that is named for a former royal hunting ground. Much of the former area of the Chase has been developed, but a large part survives between Cockfosters in the west and Enfield in the east as Trent Country ...
.
History
The Hunt dates back to 1725 when hounds were kept at
Cheshunt
Cheshunt ( ) is a town in Hertfordshire, England, north of London on the River Lea and Lee Navigation. It contains a section of the Lee Valley Park, including much of the River Lee Country Park. To the north lies Broxbourne and Wormley, Hertfor ...
and the country was also that of the Hertfordshire. The country, as now constituted, has existed since 1799. In 1970 the Puckeridge amalgamated with the
Newmarket and Thurlow to form the Puckeridge & Thurlow Hunt, but in 1992 this union was dissolved and the re-established Puckeridge reverted to its old boundaries. The Mastership has been in the Barclay family continuously for over a hundred seasons. The breeding of all the hounds can be traced back to 1725 through the Stud Book.
HMS Puckeridge
HMS ''Puckeridge'' was one of 33,
Type II Hunt Escort Destroyers named after
fox hunts located in different parts of Britain.
On 8 September 2003, a 60th Anniversary Commemoration Service was held in the village of
Puckeridge
Puckeridge is a village in East Hertfordshire, England with a population of 3,561 ( 2011 Census). It is in the civil parish of Standon.
History
The earliest known settlement was founded by the Catuvellauni, Celts from northeastern France. The ...
to honour members of the ship’s company who lost their lives while serving aboard. This was attended by five survivors, members of th
Royal Naval Association British Legion
The Royal British Legion (RBL), formerly the British Legion, is a British charity providing financial, social and emotional support to members and veterans of the British Armed Forces, their families and dependants, as well as all others in ne ...
and the Puckeridge and Standon community.
Puckeridge Village website HMS Puckeridge
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References
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External links
Puckeridge Hunt Homepage
Fox hunts in the United Kingdom
Fox hunts in England