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Stevenage Skip Hire have been taking good care of our customers for many years now. Whatever your waste requirements may be, Stevenage Skip Hire have the perfect size skip to match the job in hand. Don't forget, we supply skips for commercial or domestic clients, recycle waste, sort out the skip permits and are Environment Agency approved. Stevenage Skip Hire operate a same day skip drop off and collection service throughout Codicote. Our skip hire prices are very competitive, so call us today!

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Codicote is a lovely, peaceful location and is surrounded by some fantastic, breathtaking countryside. Unfortunately, there is a problem that appears to be on the increase in the more remote and rural areas like Codicote, fly-tipping! Fly-tipping really can negatively impact an entire area, sometimes having a profound effect on the value of properties and the quality of life of the local residents.

Why is fly tipping on the increase?

Some have argued that certain taxes on landfill in the United Kingdom has led to individuals carrying out illegal waste dumping, commonly referred to as fly-tipping. Fly-tipped materials can range from domestic or commercial green waste to domestic items, to abandoned cars and construction waste, much of which may be hazardous or toxic.

As the cost of disposing of household rubbish and waste increases so does the amount of individuals and businesses that fly-tip, the UK government has made it easier for members of the public to report fly-tipping. The fine or punishment is normally defined by the local council that operates in the local area in which the rubbish was dumped. It's not just high taxation that leads to fly-tipping, in Codicote for example, a lot of the illegally dumped waste is domestic in origin, so, could it be that it is being dumped there out of sheer laziness, or is it unlicensed van operators who are dumping it after charging Codicote residents for the removal of their waste? Well, unfortunately, the legal burden falls to the hiring resident should the fly tipped waste be traced back to them, even if they paid a third-party money in good faith to take it away. This may sound unfair, but the actual fly tippers are rarely caught in the act, so the origin of the wate is looked into, and if it comes back to you, a penalty notice or worse could be issued.

Where is Codicote?

Codicote is a picturesque village and civil parish in North Hertfordshire. It lies only seven miles south of Hitchin, its post town, and under two miles north of Welwyn. Codicote was a small market town between the 13th and 16th centuries.

The history of Codicote

The first Anglo-Saxon settlements in England were created by the invaders themselves. Later individuals or small groups tended to leave these villages to found other secondary settlements in between. The element '-cote' in the name Codicote is typical of this second phase and so it is likely that this village was founded in the later period of colonisation. Thus, at some time, perhaps around 600 AD, a man with a name something like Cudda came to the area and founded a settlement. The earliest form of the name is recorded in 1002 as Cuthingcoton, meaning the "cottages of Cuthhere's people". A later alternative form of the name was Cudingacotu in which the first element is "Cuda" a diminutive of Cuthhere.

Codicote is first recorded in 1002, when Aethelred the Unready, its owner, sold it by means of a charter for the sum of one hundred and fifty mancusae, or nine hundred shillings of pure gold to his 'faithful minister' Aelfhelm. It was described as being 'five measures of ground' and known as 'Aet Cuthingcoton'. Shortly after this it passed to the Abbot and Chapter of St Albans Abbey.

Codicote in the Domesday Book

By 1086, the Domesday Book shows its value at six pounds. There was a total of eight 'hides' in the manor, perhaps nine hundred and sixty acres, of which the Abbot's bailiff farmed three and a quarter hides as the Abbot's 'home farm'. The rest was shared between a number of tenants, three humbler cottagers and one 'Frenchman' who may have been the bailiff. In addition, there were four landless serfs. This suggests a total population of about one hundred people including women and children. There were two mills, now known as Codicote Mill and Fulling Mill, both on the River Mimram, some meadow and pasture and some woodland. The Fulling Mill trout fly is now a world-famous artificial trout fly, tied by enthusiasts and fishermen the world over.

No priest is mentioned in the Domesday Book at Codicote, suggesting it was not yet a parish. Codicote has a very irregular parish boundary with Welwyn, which did have a priest mentioned in the Domesday Book. Such irregular boundaries often indicate the division of a larger parish in the period after the Norman Conquest. Codicote's parish church of St Giles was built in the early 12th century. It is known that it was dedicated by Ralph d'Escures whilst he was Bishop of Rochester, which was between 1108 and 1115. Presumably, Codicote became a separate parish around the same time. The church was extensively restored in 1853; the main earlier material still visible is the 15th century tower.

St Giles church stands on the north-eastern edge of the modern village of Codicote, alongside the manor house, known as The Bury. The area around the church may indicate an early centre for the village. The main road through the parish passes some distance south-west of the church. In the late 13th century, St Albans Abbey as the manorial owner of Codicote secured a market charter and annual fair for Codicote. A marketplace was established at the junction of St Albans Road and High Street, and the focus for the village shifted to be around the marketplace and along High Street.

Tragedy strikes Codicote

Codicote was very severely affected by the Black Death of the late 1340s, with half the village's population dying from the dreadful disease. The market continued to operate until the Reformation. Codicote's landlord, St Albans Abbey, was dissolved in 1539, and Codicote's market seems to have ceased operating around the same time. The Codicote estates of St Albans Abbey were claimed by the crown and subsequently sold into private ownership.

Updating the ancient roads around Codicote

The Welwyn Turnpike Trust was established in 1726 to improve various roads in the area, including Codicote's High Street as part of the main road linking Hitchin to the Great North Road at Welwyn. Codicote had several public houses along the High Street, including the George and Dragon, the Bell, and the Red Lion, which have all since closed and been converted to other uses. The prominent timber-framed George and Dragon, which dates back to at least the 16th century, became a Chinese restaurant before being converted into housing called Taverners Place. There are two pubs still operating on the High Street, being the Globe and the Goat, the latter being another timber-framed building dating back to the 16th century.

Avoid any trouble by hiring a skip in Codicote

Should you find that you have more waste than the weekly bin collection can cope with, it is well worth hiring a skip from Codicote Skip Hire. Our prices are very reasonable; the waste materials we collect are taken to our dedicated waste recycling plant and 95% of that waste is then recycled. By disposing of your waste in a proper skip you will be protecting the environment and keeping Codicote a pleasant and clean place to live and visit.

So, if you live in or around the Codicote area and are concerned about fly-tipping, please report it to the relevant authorities. Do not forget, lots of our clients periodically club together to hire a skip that they can all use. This is a fantastic way of keeping the cost as low as possible, keeping the entire area clean and tidy and bringing the community together too. So why not call Codicote Skip Hire today for a free, no obligation quote on our skip hire services?

Some of the services Stevenage Skip Hire provide in, and around, Codicote:

• Skip Hire
• Waste Recycling
• Waste Management
• Envirowaste Recycling Centre
• Waste Disposal
• Domestic and Commercial Skip Hire
• Licensed Waste Carriers
• Environment Agency Approved
• Skip Permits Arranged
• Same Day Drop Off and Collection
• Aggregates For Sale

• We offer a fully secure online ordering service for our skip hiring.
• Please select the required skip size below and the type of waste being placed into the skip.
• We will contact you within 24 Hrs to confirm delivery dates.
• Domestic skip hire is for 7 days. Additional periods of hire can be arranged prior to booking.

Highway permit service for Hertfordshire

If your skip is to be placed on a Hertfordshire highway or a verge then a permit is required, We can arrange this for you, with the permit costing from £57.00 including VAT. A permit can take up to a week to be approved by the local council, Please bear this in mind when ordering.

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Further Information

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