pub A more average (smaller) size hamlet, the centre with the vast majority of the homes due to surrounding cultivated larger sized farms – is where three roads meet at a public house. Letchmore Heath This is the largest hamlet, and is southeast, it is slightly larger in population size than the village itself, see Letchmore Heath. Patchetts Green On Hilfield Lane, Patchetts Green is a hamlet of several historic houses, including the Three Compasses public house, Little Patchetts Green Farm and Patchetts Farm. The other listed buildings here are: Delrow Cottage, Delrow Almshouses and Garden Cottage Crossways Cottage is just northeast of the Infant School and almshouses and is opposite the junction of the lane leading to Letchmore Heath. Other landmarks Close to the church stand a number of buildings of historical interest. The earliest of these is Aldenham Social Club – a late medieval hall house dating from around 1500. To the west of the churchyard stands Church Farm House (16th – 18th century) and to the east the old vicarage (now two dwellings), a fine example of early 18th century red brick architecture. The parish of Aldenham also has three public schools: Aldenham School, Haberdashers' Boys' School and Haberdashers' Girls' School. Wall Hall is a magnificent gothic revival mansion with a castellated façade created in the early nineteenth century. Sporting and leisure amenities The golf and country park is central to the village in Church Lane. Aldenham Country Park is council-owned land, which is some distance away from the old village, closer to the two southern hamlets; it has a lake, Hillfield Reservoir, and is south of Letchmore Heath. Directly south of the country park is Aldenham Sailing Club which uses Aldenham Reservoir, a lake next to Elstree. Aldenham Cricket Club (ACC) was founded in 1972. Aldenham has been playing cricket for over 40 years in the Parish. Hosted by the Aldenham Social Club, Aldenham Cricket Club has won the Watford Observer Plate on two occasions, the Hertfordshire Village Trophy, and won the league in the last two years. Notable people Richard Platt (died 1600), brewer, founder of Aldenham School Sir Adolphus Dalrymple (1784–1866) lived at Delrow House, Aldenham. References External links Aldenham (A Guide to Old Hertfordshire) Villages in Hertfordshire Hertsmere Civil parishes in Hertfordshire