Editing Wheathampstead (section)

==Amwell==
[[File:Cross Roads by the Elephant and Castle Pub at Amwell - geograph.org.uk - 162146.jpg|thumb|The crossroads at Amwell.]]
{{distinguish|Great Amwell|Little Amwell}}
About {{convert|1|mile}} to the southwest of Wheathamstead and lying within its civil and ecclesiastical parish, the [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]] of Amwell consists of a cluster of cottages and a public house at a crossroads. This small settlement has ancient origins and was first mentioned in 1272 as ''Hamewell'' in the records of [[Westminster Abbey]]. The name is derived from the [[Old English language]] ''hamm'', an enclosure, and ''weille'', a spring. The hamlet has five Grade II [[listed buildings]]; four are [[cottage]]s dating from the 18th century together with the Elephant and Castle pub, whose chimneys may date from the 16th century. A further three houses are [[locally listed]]. Amwell became a [[Conservation area (United Kingdom)|conservation area]] in October 1983.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stalbans.gov.uk/sites/default/files/documents/publications/planning-building-control/conservation/Amwell%20CACS.pdf |title=CONSERVATION AREA CHARACTER STATEMENT FOR AMWELL |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=January 2012 |website=www.stalbans.gov.uk |publisher=St Albans City and District Council |access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref>