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Welcome to WikiProject Hertfordshire, a collaboration area and group of editors aimed at helping to maintain and improve articles related to the county of Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Walkern village name origin

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Walkern name origin is wrong There is no evidence of fulling at the time of the foundation of the village. Historically the name was believed to have been a reference to "wal-cera" a strangers(welsh) dwelling possibly a celtic hermit monk? . It might also be named from

"well-crowen" Well of crows as this is where the River 

Beane would have emerged from the crow mire.. after which the settlement of Cromer is named. Hereward The wiki (talk) 01:46, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I suggest that you mention these possible etymologies in the Walkern article. It would be useful to provide a reference.--Thoughtfortheday (talk) 20:45, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Dear contributor.
Thanks for your help regarding proposed changes to the Wikipedia entry for Walkern
I have located the original reference to "Strangers Lonely Dwelling" (Wal-Cera)
HERTFORDSHIRE A Reading Book of the County by H R Wilton Hall
published in London by Blackie and Sons
50 Old Bailey EC1 1903
It references The Lecture :
" Place Names in Hertfordshire , Read Before THE St Albans Architectural and Archaeological Society in 1858 by Rev. H Hall. MA.
Reference :
"There is not much water to seen till WALKERN is reached which is said to mean
"the servants lonely dwelling "
There owing to the water it receives from springs the Beane becomes a much larger stream"
H R Wilton Hall 195.11.111.60 (talk) 16:14, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The etymology For Walkern proposed " Well of Crows " is based on local wildlife habitat, topology, adjacent place names and local folklore (which should not be dismissed)
The local Council School and History Society were not consulted before the current article was input THIS IS A DEPLORABLE OVERSIGHT . 195.11.111.60 (talk) 16:21, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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  1. Simply south (talk · contribs) - General Herts and London articles.
  2. Lumos3 (talk · contribs) I live in west Herts so articles connected to that area. I watch / contribute regualrly to Hemel Hempstead, St Albans, and other local places.
  3. Soopa hoops77 18:32, 22 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  4.  DDStretch  (talk) 18:37, 10 April 2007 (UTC) (but probably not be a contributing member)[reply]
  5. Govvy (talk · contribs) 10:27, 28 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Folks at 137 (talk · contribs) mainly west Herts
  7. PeterSymonds (talk · contribs), historical expansion
  8. MikeHobday (talk) 18:52, 24 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Bastin (talk · contribs)
  10. Andrew (My talk)
  11. greebowarrior (talk · contribs)
  12. Trap The Drum Wonder (talk · contribs)
  13. S Marshall (talk · contribs) (mainly for History of Hertfordshire)
  14. WFCforLife (talk · contribs) Mainly Watford F.C., but also the Watford area in general and Herts related lists.
  15. AnemoneProjectors (talk · contribs) Stevenage and surrounding areas - may be able to help with providing images
  16. Marshall46 (talk · contribs) St Albans and district, Welwyn Garden City, Hatfield
  17. Kirachinmoku (talk · contribs) Bishop's Stortford and related articles
  18. Gareth Griffith-Jones (talk · contribs) Roads, railways, history, villages and countryside
  19. HahaLolXD (talk · contribs) St Albans, Radlett, people and schools, but I've lived all over the area so know a bit about everything.
  20. Jack1956 (talk · contribs) Mostly North Herts - I have written or expanded articles on Hitchin, Letchworth, Baldock and Weston, among others.
  21. Blythwood (talk · contribs)
  22. Fbpark (talk · contribs)
  23. SSSB (talk · contribs)

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