Ware

Ware, a market-town of Herts, on the Lea, 2½ miles ENE. of Hertford. It has a fine cruciform church, remains of a priory (1233), great malting establishments, and memories of Godwin and 'John Gilpin.' St Edmund's Catholic College (1769), with a chapel of 1850 by Pugin, is at Old Hall Green, 5 miles NNE.; and the great Bed (q.v.) of Ware was in 1869 removed to Rye House. Pop. (1851) 4882; (1891) 5121.