Barwick, Hertfordshire
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| Population | 65 |
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| OS grid reference | TL3819 |
| Shire county | Hertfordshire |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Hertfordshire |
| Fire | Hertfordshire |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
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Coordinates: 51°51′N 0°00′E / 51.85°N -00.00°E
Barwick & 'Great Barwick' (Berewyk 14th century, and Barrack[1] 19th Century) are hamlets in the civil parish of Standon in Hertfordshire, England. They are near the A10 road and the village of Much Hadham and the hamlet of Latchford. The River Rib flows behind Barwick & through Great Barwick.[2] There is a ford crossing at Great Barwick.
History
In the 14th century Barwick Manor, today known as Great Barwick Manor, was an estate and part of the larger Standon Manor and was in the King's name. The control was finally passed back to Sir William Say during the 16th century. Great Barwick hamlet predates the hamlet of Barwick.[2]
The settlement of Barwick, to the north of Great Barwick, was known as 'The Outpost'.[3] In 1888 the 'Smokeless Powder Company', owned by J D Dougall Junior took a 99-year lease around the area of 'The Outpost', from the Youngsbury Estate. The site name was changed from 'The Outpost' to Barwick & Barwick was formed as a 'factory hamlet'.
The 'factory hamlet' was designed and built by the company's engineer Ernest Spon. The Smokeless Powder Company (S.P.C.) manufactured high explosive powders for use in small arms ammunition & mine blasting. S.P.C. was a world leader in its high explosive powders. On 26 May 1893, there was an explosion & fire in one of the drying houses. As a result, company employees Mr A Aylott & Mr A Ginn both died in this incident[4]
In 1896 the Smokeless Powder Company, was purchased by the New Schultze Gunpowder Company Limited, located at Eyeworth, Fritham, Hampshire.[5] As a result of this sale, the company was renamed the Smokeless Powder & Ammunition Company Limited in 1896. The company had two of Great Britain's greatest ballistics' experts working for it - Mr F W Jones & Mr R W S Griffith. The Smokeless Powder & Ammunition Company continued to produce high explosive powders until it ceased trading in circa 1910.
In 1912 the Sabulite Company took over the site and continued to turn out explosive materials for military and civilian applications.
Amenities
Barwick is made up of private residences, a caravan park and industrial units. There are no bus service, shops, telephone boxes, post offices or churches in Barwick. Barwick's public house, named, The Duke of Wellington closed in the late 1990s. When the explosives factory existed the pub was known as The Factory Arms.
References
External links
Media related to Barwick, Hertfordshire at Wikimedia Commons