© Reed Parish Council 2021
Website Accessibility Statement
Reed Village
The website of Reed Parish Council
Welcome to Reed
A beautiful village in North Hertfordshire
Reed is a small village and civil parish in North Hertfordshire. It is situated on a chalk ridge at almost the highest point in the county, approximately 3 miles south of the market town of Royston. The Prime Meridian passes just to the east of the village, between Reed and Barkway. The modern A10 road (here following the course of the Roman Ermine Street) passes just to the west of the village. Reed boasts a school, a village hall, the Saxon parish church of St. Mary, a cricket club and a village pub and restaurant set in a 16th-century inn which is currently partially open as a restaurant and takeaway, with planning applications pending. A converted windmill also stands in the village. 310 residents were recorded as living in 134 households in Reed in the United Kingdom Census 2011. A settlement has reportedly existed at Reed for 2,000 years, and the community was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 (as Retth). A number of houses in the village boast the remnants of ancient moats, and the village includes a number of ancient woods on its outskirts. Reed was awarded protected status as a conservation area in 1974.How to find Reed
Reed is approximately 40 miles north of central London. It is served by the A10. The nearest railway station is at Royston, about 4 miles to the north. Buses (Centrebus No 18 service) from Royston to Reed are available, but they are infrequent. Taxis from Royston might be more convenient.
Coming Soon
See the Events Calendar for details of what’s happening in ReedNext Parish Council meeting
Wednesday 5 May at 7.30pm, via Zoom. More about meetings of the Parish CouncilLatest Planning News
Residential Annex - Driftway Cottage, High Street Further consultation re planning and listed building consent applications re The Cabinet More information about planning applicationsReed Organ Fund
Read about the fund to provide a new organ at St Mary’s ChurchTurney Trust vacancy
The Turney Trust has a 2-bedroom semi- detached property in Reed to let. (Opens as Word document)Report a Pothole
You can report a pothole or other highways issue to Herts County Council online.Other online resources
Reed has a public village Facebook page, a separate Coronavirus support Facebook group which residents and those with a connection with Reed can join, and a WhatsApp group (more information). These are administered by community volunteers, and the Parish Council is not responsible for their content.Contact the Webmaster
If you have ideas for features you would like to see on this website or have comments, news or updates, please contact us by clicking below.
Contact Webmaster
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
Reed Parish Council learned with great sadness of the death of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip,
Duke of Edinburgh.
The Parish Council and residents of Reed extend their sincere condolences to Her Majesty The Queen
and members of the Royal Family, and recognise the immeasurable contribution the Duke of
Edinburgh made to our country. His long, extraordinary life coupled with his sense of duty to the
country he served has our deepest admiration.
If they wish, residents may sign Hertfordshire’s online Book of Condolence..
© Reed Parish Council 2020
Website Accessibility Statement
Reed Village
The website of Reed Parish Council
Welcome to Reed
A beautiful village in North
Hertfordshire
Reed is a small village and civil parish in North Hertfordshire. It is situated on a chalk ridge at almost the highest point in the county, approximately 3 miles south of the market town of Royston. The Prime Meridian passes just to the east of the village, between Reed and Barkway. The modern A10 road (here following the course of the Roman Ermine Street) passes just to the west of the village. Reed boasts a school, a village hall, the Saxon parish church of St. Mary, a cricket club and a village pub and restaurant set in a 16th-century inn which is currently partially open as a restaurant and takeaway, with planning applications pending. A converted windmill also stands in the village. 310 residents were recorded as living in 134 households in Reed in the United Kingdom Census 2011. A settlement has reportedly existed at Reed for 2,000 years, and the community was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 (as Retth). A number of houses in the village boast the remnants of ancient moats, and the village includes a number of ancient woods on its outskirts. Reed was awarded protected status as a conservation area in 1974.How to find Reed
Reed is approximately 40 miles north of central London. It is served by the A10. The nearest railway station is at Royston, about 4 miles to the north. Buses (Centrebus No 18 service) from Royston to Reed are available, but they are infrequent. Taxis from Royston might be more convenient.
Coming Soon
See the Events Calendar for details of what’s happening in ReedNext Parish Council meeting
Wednesday 5 May at 7.30pm, via Zoom. More about meetings of the Parish CouncilLatest Planning News
Residential Annex - Driftway Cottage, High Street Further consultation re planning and listed building consent applications re The Cabinet More information about planning applicationsReed Organ Fund
Read about the fund to provide a new organ at St Mary’s ChurchTurney Trust vacancy
The Turney Trust has a 2-bedroom semi- detached property in Reed to let. (Opens as Word document)Report a Pothole
You can report a pothole or other highways issue to Herts County Council online.Other online resources
Reed has a public village Facebook page, a separate Coronavirus support Facebook group which residents and those with a connection with Reed can join, and a WhatsApp group (more information). These are administered by community volunteers, and the Parish Council is not responsible for their content.Contact the Webmaster
If you have ideas for features you would like to see on this website or have comments, news or updates, please contact us by clicking below.
Contact Webmaster
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
Reed Parish Council learned with great sadness of the death
of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
The Parish Council and residents of Reed extend their
sincere condolences to Her Majesty The Queen and
members of the Royal Family, and recognise the
immeasurable contribution the Duke of Edinburgh made to
our country. His long, extraordinary life coupled with his
sense of duty to the country he served has our deepest
admiration.
If they wish, residents may sign Hertfordshire’s online Book
of Condolence..
