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Shephall

Until the 16th century Shephall was owned by St Alban’s Abbey. Shephall literally means ‘a corner of land where sheep are pastured’. It is next to the fairlands and the word ‘fair’ comes from an old Scandinavian word meaning ‘sheep’. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th century, King Henry VIII became owner of the estate and passed it on to George Nodes who looked after the King’s dogs. The Nodes family were owners of the manor for the next 200 years until they sold it to the Heathcote family. Unwin Unwin-Heathcote, who inherited the estate through his mother, replaced the old manor house in 1864 with the neo-gothic building that still stands today. The history of the building is kept alive in the street names; Nodes Drive, Unwin Place, Unwin Road are all nearby and even the school in the area is called Heathcote School.

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    Bandley Hill and Donkey Park
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  • Hydean Way Shopping Centre c.1960
    Hydean Way Shopping Centre c.1960
  • Memories of the Queen's visit to Stevenage - April 1959
    Memories of the Queen's visit to Stevenage - April 1959
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  • MY EARLY YEARS IN STEVENAGE
    MY EARLY YEARS IN STEVENAGE
    Memories of Bandley Hill and Shephall
  • Shephall
    Shephall
    'somewhere I will always think of as home'
  • The Red Lion, Shephall. 1940
    The Red Lion, Shephall. 1940
  • Ashtree J.M and Infants

    Ashtree J.M and Infants (6)

    Now known as Ashtree Primary School and Nursery
  • Heathcote School

    Heathcote School (3)

  • Peartree Spring J.M. School

    Peartree Spring J.M. School (4)

  • Bandley Hill J.M and Infants

    Bandley Hill J.M and Infants (6)

    Now known as Featherstone Wood Primary School and Nursery
  • Shephall Manor School

    Shephall Manor School (1)

    The school was closed in 1989
  • Peartree Spring Infants School

    Peartree Spring Infants School (3)

  • Burydale J.M.I School

    Burydale J.M.I School (2)

    Now known as Shephalbury Park Primary School
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