Why live in Redbourn
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Redbourn is frequently in the news for all the right reasons. It regularly scoops a prize in the County Councils village of the year competition, having won the title outright in 2002. Professional househunter Phil Spencer, presenter of Channel 4s property show Location, Location, Location absolutely loves the place. He famously said it was quite possibly one of the cutest villages he’d ever seen. It has a fantastic village green. People love it. They move here specifically because of the feel of Redbourn and all its amenities.
Redbourn junior school received an outstanding rating from Ofsted at the most recent inspection in 2008. The judges reported: The exceptional quality of the teaching, curriculum and the care, guidance and support all contribute to the outstanding progress that pupils make both in terms of their academic standards and their personal development. At the village infant and nursery school, the Early Years Team received Hertfordshire’s Quality Standards Award.
Fast trains from Harpenden Station, a couple of miles away, reach St Pancras International in 25 minutes. Also close by is the M1 which links with the M25 just north of Bricket Wood.
The Brownies, Beavers and Scouts. Golf, Football, Tennis and Cricket Clubs. Folk club and St Mary’s Choir. Various exercise classes take place including yoga and pilates. The Hub cycling group meet on the third Sunday of every month at 9.15am.
The village has been settled at least since Saxon times and it is recorded in the Domesday Book. Its parish church, St Mary’s, was built in the early 12th century. Around fifty years later a small priory was founded half a mile away on Redbourn Common, after the abbot of St Albans Abbey decided to hallow the ground.
To the southwest of the village just beyond the motorway is the site of an Iron Age hill fort called the Aubreys. To the north of the village is the site of a complex of Roman temples.
In the 16th century the manor of Redbourn belonged to the Reade family: Sir Richard Reade, formerly Lord Chancellor of Ireland, on his death in 1575, left a bequest for the upkeep of the parish.