About Hempstead
Hempstead is a village located in Essex, close to the town of Saffron Walden. The village is famous for being the birthplace of Dick Turpin, the famous highwayman, and the final resting place of the discoverer of blood circulation, Doctor William Harvey. The village has a population of some 400 people and has a lively social life, with plenty of societies including an Art Group, Dramatic Society, History Group, Gardeners Club, a Keep Fit Club and more.
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The largest building in Hempstead is St Andrews Church, which is situated on a hill in the centre of the village. The church has five bells and a highly ornamented interior that retains many of the original medieval features.
The most celebrated person for which the village of Hempstead is known is Doctor William Harvey, one of the people whose theories revolutionised medical science, by discovering the way blood circulates in the human body. Born in Folkestone, Kent, William Harvey completed his studies at the Universities of Cambridge and Padua and was a lecturer in medicine at the college of Physicians in London. In 1628, he published his theories regarding the circulation of blood in the human body, which completely changed the face of medicine. He was appointed physician to Kings James I and Charles I and died in 1657. He was buried in his familys vault in St Andrews Church in Hempstead.
The village of Hempstead has one pub, The Bluebell Inn, which was featured in The Good Beer Guide. This is an excellent place to enjoy nights of live music and these lively events are open to all without any charge. Legends say that the notorious Dick Turpin was born in this pub at the beginning of the 18th century. Even though this may only be a local legend, the famous highwayman was captured and hanged in 1735 because of a letter he sent to his father in the village.