to be the tomb of Sir John Thornbury, Kt., and his lady; whilst the other is probably that of his son Philip Thornbury and his wife:  the former dates from about 1340-50.  Early in the fourteenth century the manor belonged to a Knight named Frewell or de Freville, hence the old adjunct of the village. Rowney Abbey, now a modern mansion, takes its name from Rowenea Priory, founded by Conan, Duke of Brittany, about 1164, and occupied for several generations by a Benedictine prioress and nuns.  At Munden Street, or Dane End, 1/4 mile S. from Little Munden, were formerly two or three large tumuli, long since levelled.

Nash Mills, on the river Gade, is a hamlet in the parish of Apsley End, 2 miles S. from Hemel Hempstead.  The House was the seat of Sir John Evans, K.C.B., F.R.S., etc., the great archaeologist, who had a rich collection of coins, prehistoric flints, implements, etc., some of which were discovered in the neighbourhood.

Nettleden was formerly in Bucks, but was transferred to Herts a few years ago.  The village is beautifully situated at the foot of a wooded hill, at the meeting of the roads from Great Gaddesden and Little Gaddesden.  The small parish church is a Perp. structure of stone, with a N. porch; it was partly rebuilt by the last Duke of Bridgewater, and was restored in 1887.  Note the carved oak pulpit, which, like that in Little Gaddesden Church, was the gift of Lady Marian Alford (d. 1888).  Sir John Cotton, Vice-Chamberlain to Edward VI., was buried here.  The nearest station is Berkhampstead, L.&N.W.R., 21/2 miles S.W.

New Mill is 1 mile N. from Tring, between the hamlets of Little Tring and Tring Grove.  The famous reservoirs, often the resting-place of rare water-fowl, are within a short walk.

Newgate Street, a small hamlet in Hatfield parish, is, however, 6 miles S.E. from that town.  It is in a prettily wooded district, close to Ponsbourne Park.

NEWNHAM (21/2 miles N. from Baldock) is a village lying on high ground, with an E.E. battlemented church on a little knoll above a brook.  It consists of chancel, nave of four bays with clerestory, S. aisle and porch, and W. tower.  The interior can show little of interest, but there are brasses, (1) on chancel floor, to Sir William Dyer, Bart. (d. 1680); (2) to a family, the man in civic costume (circa 1490); (3) to Joan, wife of James Dowman (d. 1607), and her eight children.

Newsell, a hamlet 1 mile N. from Barkway, lies a little W. from the Cambridge Road.  The nearest station is Royston, G.N.R., 31/2 miles N.W.  Newsell Park is a modern mansion S. from the hamlet.

No Man’s Land is a large tract of common, partly covered by furze, stretching left from the road between Sandridge and Wheathampstead.  Some years ago a farmer close by collected quite a museum of stuffed birds, etc., shot in the neighbourhood, which many persons visited, but I understand the collection is now dispersed.