Chivesfield or Chesfield, Hertfordshire
Historical Description
Chivesfield or Chesfield, a quondam parish in Herts, now incorporated with Graveley, 2 miles NNE of Stevenage. The living is a rectory, annexed to the rectory of Graveley, in the diocese of St Albans.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5
Civil Registration
For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.
Land and Property
A full transcript of the Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Hertfordshire is online.
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Hertfordshire newspapers online:
- Hertford Mercury and Reformer
- Herts Guardian, Agricultural Journal, and General Advertiser
- Watford Observer
Visitations Heraldic
The Visitations of Hertfordshire, 1572 and 1634. Edited by Walter C. Metcalfe, F.S.A. is available on the Heraldry page.