Transport in King Langley – Packhorse to Pendolino
Alan Penwarden
£4 (60p p&p)

This  50 page illustrated publication describes the road through the village, the use of the River Gade and its development as a canal and the railway, along with the vehicles, boats and trains using these routes.

Copies of the booklet are available from the various History Society talks or by contacting us. Price £4.00. (plus 80p p&p)

Who Was Who in Kings Langley Parish Church
Alan Penwarden
£4 (80p p&p)

Kings Langley On Film (please see right side panel for details)
£5.00 (£2.00 p&p)

Newsletter published annually — current issue free to members.

Kings Langley — A Hertfordshire Village
Scott Hastie and David Spain – a comprehensive, beautifully illustrated work – £25.00 (+£6.00 P&P)

Life and Death in Kings Langley
Ed. Lionel M Munby – a scholarly edition of village wills 1498-1659 – just £2.00 (+£3 P&P)

Where there’s a Will there’s a Story
Ed. Lionel M Munby- a sequel to the above – wills from 1660-1800 – £12.50 (+£3 P&P)

A Short History of the Manor of Shendish
Alan Penwarden- an A4 booklet describing the manor from pre-history to the present day – £4.00 (+£1 P&P)

A History of the Shops in Kings Langley High Street
Alan Penwarden- detailing shops and business premises in the High Street for the last 200 years OUT OF PRINT

A History of the farms in Kings Langley
Jill and Alan Penwarden – an illustrated description of local farmers, buildings and produce. – £2.50 (+60p P&P)

A History of local Brewers and Pubs in Kings Langley
Jill Penwarden- another splendid illustrated A5 size booklet.- £2.50 (+60p P&P)

Palace, Priory & Mills — A brief history of the village – £1.00 (+60p P&P)

Does the Lark Still Sing? – My Life in Kings Langley
Allan Norman Butler – £2.50 (+80p P&P)

The Friar Preachers
Mary Tisdall (Out of Print)

Kings Langley Map a superbly drawn and illustrated map in full colour showing the village’s many footpaths – £2.00. Available locally

Postcards of Old Kings Langley – a selection of views is available -30p each or 5 for £1.

P&P 50p for 1 to 5, £1 for 6 to 10, £1.50 for 11 to 15.

A Walk Around Kings Langley Available locally

Heritage Trail -three short walks around the Village £2.00 (+80p P&P)

The Evolution of Kings Langley Dr James Fisher – £2.00 (+ 60p P & P)

Tithe Map 1839 £1.50 Available locally

Also available from the Society

Home Park Paper Mill at Kings Langley
Alan Penwarden – £3 (+60p P&P)
Published by Apsley Paper Trail and available from Kings Langley Local History & Museum Society outlets.

A Chilhood Remembered Keith Johnson DVD – £5 (+£2.00 P & P)

Other Kings Langley major publications

The Parish of Kings Langley Rev. J P Haythornthwaite (1924 Out of print)

The History of Kings Langley Ed. L Munby (1963 Out of print)

Dacorum Heritage Trust Publications (see site for full list)

A Walk Along the Canal Towpath from Kings Langley to Winkwell
Mary Nobbs

Paper Pioneers
Joan and Roger Hands

Independent Publications

ZION CHURCH Years of Faithful Witness This was a limited printed publication which is now available on the Zion Church website. History of Zion Church
(Prevous history of Church- Zion’s Testimony now out of print)

Rucklers Lane £14.99 June Wiggins

The Parish Church of All Saints The Tomb of of Edmund de Langley and Isobel of Castile
Available from All Saints Parish Church

Kings Langley Parish Church Monumental Inscriptions
MI Series No 57 Herts Family & Population History Society

Notes on Old Chipperfield
H. G. Liddle 1948 (out of print)

The Carters of Kings Langley The Presidents Roots
Robert Humphrey 1978 (out of print)

The Endless Web John Dickinson & Co. Ltd 1804 – 1954
Joan Evans (out of print but copies still available from
The Paper Trail Apsley)

Always a Good Show 75 years of amateur theatre with the Kings Langley Players
Compiled by Alan Penwarden Edited by Tim Turner Pub. 2000
£15 Copies available from Kings Langley Players

A Taste of Ovaltine The Official Story
Alice Spain 2002

Memories of Kings Langley from an ‘Old Timer’
Keith Johnson 2010

Without Hesitation The Story of Christopher Cox Kings Langley’s own V.C.

Copies of all the booklets are available from the various History Society talks or by contacting us.

Prices and content accurate as of June 2025 and are subject to change without notice – the Society.

Please note: Kings Langley Local History and Museum Society (KLLH&MS) assume no responsibility for the contents of links within any pages on www.kingslangley.org.uk. Inclusion of any link(s) should not be taken as an endorsement of any kind by KLLH&MS. Furthermore, KLLH&MS has no control over the availability of the links to website outside the control of KLLH&MS.