West Hyde Explained

Country:	England
Coordinates:	51.6103°N -0.5118°W
Official Name:	West Hyde
Shire District:	Three Rivers
Shire County:	Hertfordshire
Region:	East of England
Constituency Westminster:	South West Hertfordshire
Post Town:	RICKMANSWORTH
Postcode District:	WD3 9
Postcode Area:	WD
Dial Code:	01895

West Hyde is a village situated alongside the A412 road, in the Three Rivers District in south-west Hertfordshire, England. At the 2011 the population of the village was included in the Three Rivers ward of Maple Cross and Mill End.

Notable buildings

• Jolly Gardeners - Believed to have been built in 1820, Ye Jolly Gardeners was the local public house for the village of West Hyde until 1956 and then converted into a house.^[1]
• The Oaks - Originally named The Royal Oak, and then The Fisherman's Tackle (from 1990^[2]), The Oaks (from 2013^[3]) is the village's current public house.
• St Thomas - The church of St Thomas of Canterbury was built in 1845. It was built in the Norman style and designed by Thomas Smith, Architect of Hertford; a copy of his earlier Holy Trinity Church at Wareside, completed in 1841. Pulhamite artificial stonework mouldings were used throughout. The building was faced with extremely high quality knapped flintwork, at a cost of £2,200.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Property details for Ye Jolly Gardeners Old Uxbridge Road West Hyde Rickmansworth WD3 9WZ - Zoopla. www.zoopla.co.uk.
2. Web site: 8/887/90 THE FISHERMANS TACKLE COPPERMILL LANE WEST HYDE - Single storey side and rear extension The Fishermans Tackle Old Uxbridge Road West Hyde Hertfordshire WD3 9XP. www3.threerivers.gov.uk.
3. Web site: Amazing relaunch of a classic country pub - Review of The Oaks, Rickmansworth, England - TripAdvisor. www.tripadvisor.com.
4. Web site: West Hyde Genealogy Resources & Parish Registers - Hertfordshire. forebears.io.