All Saints Church is Consecrated
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At the Court at Balmoral, the 15th day of October, 1872.
PRESENT - The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.
Whereas the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England have, in pursuance of the Act of the eighth and ninth years of Her Majesty, chapter seventy; of the Act of the nineteenth and twentieth years of Her Majesty, chapter fifty-five; and of the Act of the thirty-fourth and thirty-fifth years of Her Majesty, chapter eighty-two, duly prepared and laid before Her Majesty in Council a representation, bearing date the first day of August, in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, in the words following ; that is to say :" We, the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England, in pursuance of the Act of the eighth and ninth years of your Majesty, chapter seventy, of the Act of the nineteenth and twentieth years of your Majesty, chapter fifty-five, and of the Act of the thirty-fourth and thirty-fifth years of your Majesty, chapter eighty-two, have prepared and now humbly lay before your Majesty in Council the following representation as to the assignment of a consolidated chapelry to the consecrated church of All Saints, situate at Croxley Green, in the parish of Rickmansworth, in the county of Hertford, and in the diocese of Rochester.
Whereas at certain extremities of the said parish of Rickmansworth, and of the parish of Watford, in the said county of Hertford, and in the said diocese of Rochester, which said extremities lie contiguous one to another, and are described in the schedule hereunder written, there is collected together a population which is situate at a distance from the several churches of such respective parishes."And whereas it appears to us to be expedient that such contiguous portions of the said parish of Rickmansworth, and of the said parish of Watford, should be formed into a consolidated chapelry for all ecclesiastical purpose?, and that the same should be Assigned to the said church of All Saints, situate at Croxley Green as aforesaid.
Now, therefore, with the consent of the Right Reverend Thomas Legg, Bishop of the said diocese of Rochester, as such Bishop, and also as the patron, in right of his see, of the vicarage of the said parish of Rickmansworth, and with the consent of the Right Honourable Arthur Algernon, Earl of Essex, the patron of the vicarage of the said parish of Watford (in testimony whereof they, the said consenting parties, have respectively signed and sealed this representation, we, the said Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England, humbly represent that it would, in our opinion, be expedient that all those contiguous portions of the said parish of Rickmansworth, and of the said parish of Watford, which are described in the schedule here under written, all which portions, together with the boundaries thereof, are delineated and set forth on the map or plan hereunto annexed, should be united and formed into one consolidated chapelry for the said church of All Saints, situate at Croxley Green as aforesaid, and that the same should be named ' The Consolidated Chapelry of All Saints, Croxley Green.'
We, therefore, humbly pray that your Majesty will be graciously pleased to take the premises into your Royal consideration, and to make such Order in respect thereto, as to your Majesty in your Royal wisdom shall seem meet.
The SCHEDULE to which the foregoing Representation has reference.
The Consolidated Chapelry of All Saints, Croxley Green, being :
All those contiguous portions of the parish of Rickmansworth, and of the parish of Watford, both in the county of Hertford, and in the diocese of Rochester, which are comprised within, and are bounded by an imaginary line commencing upon the boundary at Loudwater which divides the said parish of Rickmansworth from the particular district or new parish of Christ Church, Chorley Wood, in the county and diocese aforesaid, at a point in the middle of the River Chess, a short distance above the Loudwater Mill; and extending thence, south-eastward, for a distance of rather more than a mile along the middle of the 'said river (following, where the river has more than, one channel, the easternmost of such channels, and passing the Loudwater Mill aforesaid) to the southern end of the Mill Head of Scot's Mill ;. and extending thence, first eastward, and then southward, along the northern and eastern sides of the said Scot's Mill, and of the dwelling-house thereto attached, to the lane which leads from the said mill into the high road leading from Rickmansworth to Watford ; and extending thence, south eastward, for a distance of six chains, or thereabouts, along the middle of the said lane, to its junction with the high road leading from Rickmansworth to Watford as aforesaid ; and extending thence, eastward, for a distance of thirty-five yards, or thereabouts, along the middle of the said high road to a point opposite to the middle of the gate at the north-western extremity of the road or lane which leads through Croxley Hall Farm, and past the farm house, and rejoins the said high' road at the cross roads called Two Hatches ; and extending thence, first 'southward, to and along the middle of the last-described road or lane, and then south-eastward, along the middle .of the said road or lane (passing to the north-east of the said Croxley Hall Farm House), and then north-east-, ward along the middle of the same road or lane to its junction at the cross roads called Two Hatches as aforesaid, with the road or way which crosses the Grand. Junction Canal by a certain lock, and which crosses also the Common Moor, and the River Gade and. extending thence, first south-eastward, and then south-westward, and then again, south-eastward for a distance of seventeen chains, or thereabouts, along the middle of the said road or way to the boundary in the centre of a certain bridge over the River Gad aforesaid, which divides the said parish of Rickmansworth from the parish of Watford aforesaid; and extending thence, for a distance of one mile or thereabouts, first north-eastward and then northward along the last-described boundary (thereby following the course of the last-named river, and passing under Cashio Bridge), to the point in the centre of the footbridge, by the side of the ford, where the road leading from Watford to. Chaundler's Cross crosses the River Gad aforesaid, at which point the said boundary diverges f r.om the said river in Jt westerly direction.; and extending thence, for a distance of two miles or thereabouts, in a direction generally north-westward, along the middle of the last-described road (thereby again following in part the said last-described boundary, and passing by and to the north-east of Rouse Farm House), to the boundary at Chaundler's Cross aforesaid, which divides the said parish of Watford from the particular district or new parish of Saint Paul, Chipperfield, in the county and diocese aforesaid ; and extending thence, westward, for a distance of half a mile or thereabouts, along the last-described boundary to its junction with the boundary which divides the said particular district or new parish of
Saint Paul, Chipperfield, from the parish of Rickmansworth aforesaid and extending thence, north westward; for a distance of nearly one mile, along the last-described boundary to its junction at the road leading front Buck's Hill to Micklefield Green, with the boundary which divides the said parish of Rickmansworth from the parish of Sarratt, in the county and diocese aforesaid ; and extending thence, south-westward, for the distance of rather more than one mile along the last-described boundary to a point upon the boundary in the middle of .the River Chess aforesaid, which divides the said parish of Rickmansworth from the particular district or new parish of Christ Church, Chorley Wood as aforesaid j and extending thence, in a direction which is for the most part south-eastward, along the last-mentioned boundary, to the point at Loudwater as first-described, where the said imaginary line commenced."
And whereas the said representation has been approved by Her Majesty in Council; now, there-fore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice of Her said Council, is pleased hereby to ratify the said representation, and to order and direct that the same and every part thereof shall be effectual in Law immediately from and after the time when this Order shall have been duly published in the .London Gazette pursuant to the said Acts; and .Her Majesty, by and with the like advice, is .pleased, hereby to direct that this Order be forthwith registered by the Registrar of the said diocese of Rochester.
(© Edmund Harrison)
PRESENT - The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.
Whereas the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England have, in pursuance of the Act of the eighth and ninth years of Her Majesty, chapter seventy; of the Act of the nineteenth and twentieth years of Her Majesty, chapter fifty-five; and of the Act of the thirty-fourth and thirty-fifth years of Her Majesty, chapter eighty-two, duly prepared and laid before Her Majesty in Council a representation, bearing date the first day of August, in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, in the words following ; that is to say :" We, the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England, in pursuance of the Act of the eighth and ninth years of your Majesty, chapter seventy, of the Act of the nineteenth and twentieth years of your Majesty, chapter fifty-five, and of the Act of the thirty-fourth and thirty-fifth years of your Majesty, chapter eighty-two, have prepared and now humbly lay before your Majesty in Council the following representation as to the assignment of a consolidated chapelry to the consecrated church of All Saints, situate at Croxley Green, in the parish of Rickmansworth, in the county of Hertford, and in the diocese of Rochester.
Whereas at certain extremities of the said parish of Rickmansworth, and of the parish of Watford, in the said county of Hertford, and in the said diocese of Rochester, which said extremities lie contiguous one to another, and are described in the schedule hereunder written, there is collected together a population which is situate at a distance from the several churches of such respective parishes."And whereas it appears to us to be expedient that such contiguous portions of the said parish of Rickmansworth, and of the said parish of Watford, should be formed into a consolidated chapelry for all ecclesiastical purpose?, and that the same should be Assigned to the said church of All Saints, situate at Croxley Green as aforesaid.
Now, therefore, with the consent of the Right Reverend Thomas Legg, Bishop of the said diocese of Rochester, as such Bishop, and also as the patron, in right of his see, of the vicarage of the said parish of Rickmansworth, and with the consent of the Right Honourable Arthur Algernon, Earl of Essex, the patron of the vicarage of the said parish of Watford (in testimony whereof they, the said consenting parties, have respectively signed and sealed this representation, we, the said Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England, humbly represent that it would, in our opinion, be expedient that all those contiguous portions of the said parish of Rickmansworth, and of the said parish of Watford, which are described in the schedule here under written, all which portions, together with the boundaries thereof, are delineated and set forth on the map or plan hereunto annexed, should be united and formed into one consolidated chapelry for the said church of All Saints, situate at Croxley Green as aforesaid, and that the same should be named ' The Consolidated Chapelry of All Saints, Croxley Green.'
We, therefore, humbly pray that your Majesty will be graciously pleased to take the premises into your Royal consideration, and to make such Order in respect thereto, as to your Majesty in your Royal wisdom shall seem meet.
The SCHEDULE to which the foregoing Representation has reference.
The Consolidated Chapelry of All Saints, Croxley Green, being :
All those contiguous portions of the parish of Rickmansworth, and of the parish of Watford, both in the county of Hertford, and in the diocese of Rochester, which are comprised within, and are bounded by an imaginary line commencing upon the boundary at Loudwater which divides the said parish of Rickmansworth from the particular district or new parish of Christ Church, Chorley Wood, in the county and diocese aforesaid, at a point in the middle of the River Chess, a short distance above the Loudwater Mill; and extending thence, south-eastward, for a distance of rather more than a mile along the middle of the 'said river (following, where the river has more than, one channel, the easternmost of such channels, and passing the Loudwater Mill aforesaid) to the southern end of the Mill Head of Scot's Mill ;. and extending thence, first eastward, and then southward, along the northern and eastern sides of the said Scot's Mill, and of the dwelling-house thereto attached, to the lane which leads from the said mill into the high road leading from Rickmansworth to Watford ; and extending thence, south eastward, for a distance of six chains, or thereabouts, along the middle of the said lane, to its junction with the high road leading from Rickmansworth to Watford as aforesaid ; and extending thence, eastward, for a distance of thirty-five yards, or thereabouts, along the middle of the said high road to a point opposite to the middle of the gate at the north-western extremity of the road or lane which leads through Croxley Hall Farm, and past the farm house, and rejoins the said high' road at the cross roads called Two Hatches ; and extending thence, first 'southward, to and along the middle of the last-described road or lane, and then south-eastward, along the middle .of the said road or lane (passing to the north-east of the said Croxley Hall Farm House), and then north-east-, ward along the middle of the same road or lane to its junction at the cross roads called Two Hatches as aforesaid, with the road or way which crosses the Grand. Junction Canal by a certain lock, and which crosses also the Common Moor, and the River Gade and. extending thence, first south-eastward, and then south-westward, and then again, south-eastward for a distance of seventeen chains, or thereabouts, along the middle of the said road or way to the boundary in the centre of a certain bridge over the River Gad aforesaid, which divides the said parish of Rickmansworth from the parish of Watford aforesaid; and extending thence, for a distance of one mile or thereabouts, first north-eastward and then northward along the last-described boundary (thereby following the course of the last-named river, and passing under Cashio Bridge), to the point in the centre of the footbridge, by the side of the ford, where the road leading from Watford to. Chaundler's Cross crosses the River Gad aforesaid, at which point the said boundary diverges f r.om the said river in Jt westerly direction.; and extending thence, for a distance of two miles or thereabouts, in a direction generally north-westward, along the middle of the last-described road (thereby again following in part the said last-described boundary, and passing by and to the north-east of Rouse Farm House), to the boundary at Chaundler's Cross aforesaid, which divides the said parish of Watford from the particular district or new parish of Saint Paul, Chipperfield, in the county and diocese aforesaid ; and extending thence, westward, for a distance of half a mile or thereabouts, along the last-described boundary to its junction with the boundary which divides the said particular district or new parish of
Saint Paul, Chipperfield, from the parish of Rickmansworth aforesaid and extending thence, north westward; for a distance of nearly one mile, along the last-described boundary to its junction at the road leading front Buck's Hill to Micklefield Green, with the boundary which divides the said parish of Rickmansworth from the parish of Sarratt, in the county and diocese aforesaid ; and extending thence, south-westward, for the distance of rather more than one mile along the last-described boundary to a point upon the boundary in the middle of .the River Chess aforesaid, which divides the said parish of Rickmansworth from the particular district or new parish of Christ Church, Chorley Wood as aforesaid j and extending thence, in a direction which is for the most part south-eastward, along the last-mentioned boundary, to the point at Loudwater as first-described, where the said imaginary line commenced."
And whereas the said representation has been approved by Her Majesty in Council; now, there-fore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice of Her said Council, is pleased hereby to ratify the said representation, and to order and direct that the same and every part thereof shall be effectual in Law immediately from and after the time when this Order shall have been duly published in the .London Gazette pursuant to the said Acts; and .Her Majesty, by and with the like advice, is .pleased, hereby to direct that this Order be forthwith registered by the Registrar of the said diocese of Rochester.
(© Edmund Harrison)
