Smallford

Smallford
Smallford - Hatfield Road with petrol station and The Three Horseshoes
Smallford Smallford shown within Hertfordshire
Population	373
Civil parish	Colney Heath
District	City of St Albans
Shire county	Hertfordshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ST ALBANS
Postcode district	AL4
Dialling code	01727
Police	Hertfordshire
Fire	Hertfordshire
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	St Albans
List of places UK England Hertfordshire

Coordinates: 51°45′11″N 0°16′01″W / 51.753°N 0.267°W / 51.753; -0.267Smallford is a village in the City and District of St Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. It is sandwiched between Hatfield and St Albans. It was served by Smallford railway station on the Hatfield and St Albans Railway, now the Alban Way cycle path.

The station was closed to passengers in October 1951, and closed completely in January 1969.^[1] In November 2012 it was announced that the Smallford Residents’ Association had received £9,900 from the Heritage Lottery Fund for a project named "Bringing the History of Smallford Station to Life", led by volunteers from the local area, and focusing on the history of Smallford Station, the branch line it served, and the impact this had on nearby communities.^[2]

An Oaklands College campus is located at Smallford.

Smallford also plays host to St Albans RFC, St Albans' highest placed community club and St Albans' first open Rugby Club.

References

↑ "Smallford". Disused Stations: Closed Railway Stations in the UK. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
↑ "Lottery Grant to Bring History of Smallford Station to Life". St Albans & Harpenden Review. Retrieved 2012-11-25.

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