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Welcome To Furneux Pelham 
"Furneaux Pelham is one of three Pelham villages each of which was owned by the Furneaux (pronounced furnix) family in the 13thC. It had for long, close connections with the Bishops of London and remained "extra-parochial" until 1836. The church is rather grand - fine prep work in flint with a big tower and a two-storey embattled S porch; inside there is much to admire, particularly the stained glass by William Morris and Burne-Jones in the S chapel. The countryside around the Pelhams gives the impression of great remoteness; it combines the low hills and valleys of Hertfordshire with the large, hedge less fields of East Anglia; the narrow lanes wander inconsequently between high banks". (Book of English Villages)
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