Cold Christmas

Cold Christmas
Cold Christmas Lane
Cold Christmas is located in Hertfordshire
Cold Christmas
Cold Christmas
Location within Hertfordshire
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWARE
Postcode districtSG12
PoliceHertfordshire
FireHertfordshire
AmbulanceEast of England
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51°50′08″N 0°00′10″E / 51.835590°N 0.002912°E / 51.835590; 0.002912

Cold Christmas is a small hamlet in the civil parish of Thundridge, in the East Hertfordshire district, in the county of Hertfordshire, England. It is near to the South bank of the River Rib which flows in the valley below towards Wadesmill. The area's unusual place name may derive from a period of high child mortality during harsh winters and the associated burials recorded at the local church.

Location

It is about 3 miles away from the town of Ware and the large town of Hertford (the county town of Hertfordshire).

Nearby villages include Wareside, Thundridge and Barwick.

Transport

For transport there is the A10 road and Ware railway station.

Notable people

Actor Nigel Hawthorne lived in Cold Christmas with his partner, Trevor Bentham. Hawthorne died at his home on 26 December 2001 and his funeral took place in nearby Thundridge.

Chris Lowe of the pop duo Pet Shop Boys once lived in the Fabdens residence.

References

  1. ↑ "Thundridge" (PDF). The Hundred Parishes. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. ↑ Symons, Mitchell (8 November 2012). The Bumper Book For The Loo: Facts and figures, stats and stories – an unputdownable treat of trivia. Transworld. p. 271. ISBN 978-1-4481-5271-1.
  3. ↑ "The Legend of Cold Christmas". JWalking. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2025.