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Frogmore is a village north of Radlett in Hertfordshire,〔Harold Philip Clunn, ''The face of the home counties: portrayed in a series of eighteen week-end drives from London'', Publisher: Spring Books, 1936, 562 pages, (page 62 )〕 and south of St Albans. It is located in St Stephen civil parish, in St Albans District, in the county of Hertfordshire. It includes the 19th century Holy Trinity church designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, and Moore Mill featuring two water wheels, 〔Nikolaus Pevsner, Bridget Cherry, ''Hertfordshire. The Buildings of England, Ireland, and Scotland Series'', Pevsner Architectural Guides, First published by Penguin Books, 1953, reprinted by Yale University Press, 1977, ISBN 0300096119, 9780300096118, 460 pages, (page 143 )〕 (not to be confused with Henry Fourdrinier's Frogmore Mill in Apsley, Hemel Hempstead). ==History== The village is mentioned in Daniel Paterson's travel guide of 1796, on the route from London to St. Albans.〔Daniel Paterson, ''A new and accurate description of all the direct and principal cross roads in England and Wales'', Printed for T.N. Longman, 1796. (Page 117 )〕 Granada Publishing, whose imprints included Grafton and Panther Books, were based at Frogmore,〔The Bookseller, magazine, publ. J. Whitaker ()〕 until it was sold in 1983.〔Eric Baird, "(Wm Collins looks set to continue as market bestseller )", in ''The Glasgow Herald'', Dec 31, 1984, page 19〕 The Park Street and Frogmore Society "was formed to promote interest in local history and nature conservation and covers the three villages of Park Street, Frogmore and Colney Street".〔"(Park Street and Frogmore Society )", Hertfordshire County Council, retrieved 25 June 2012〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Frogmore, Hertfordshire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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