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Ayot St Lawrence is a small English village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, two miles (three kilometres) west of Welwyn. [1] There are several other Ayots in the area, including Ayot Green and Ayot St Peter, where the census population of Ayot St Lawrence was included in 2011.
Ayot St Lawrence is a small village located in Hertfordshire, England. The village is known for its picturesque beauty and historic significance. The village is home to several historic buildings, including the Ayot House, which was once the home of playwright George Bernard Shaw.
Ayot St Lawrence is a small village in Hertfordshire. It lies between Harpenden and Welwyn Garden City . It is mainly known as the home of George Bernard Shaw from 1906 until his death in 1950.
Ayot St Lawrence is a small village in Hertfordshire. It lies between Harpenden and Welwyn Garden City. It is mainly known as the home of George Bernard Shaw from 1906 until his death in 1950. For a time it was also known as the home of England's only silk farm, housed at the Georgian Ayot House, but that has moved to Dorset.
In the village the attractive georgian Ayot House was once famous as Britain’s only silk farm. The ruined Norman church was replaced in 1778 by the existing Palladian church. Ayot St. Lawrence is well known as the home of George Bernard Shaw, who lived there for 40 years until his death in 1950.
Dec 4, 2017 · Located between Harpenden and Welwyn village, Ayot St Lawrence is a short drive from both. It’s also five miles from Welwyn Garden City, while Luton is just 10 miles away.
Commissioned by Sir Lionel Lyde around 1775 and built in 1778, the church in a field in Ayot St Lawrence, some 8 miles north of St Albans, and only around 25 miles north of central London, was designed by Nicholas Revett; this Suffolk gentleman architect was clearly passionate about classical buildings.
