A corn-mill in the area was recorded in the Domesday Book in the 11th century; it subsequently belonged, in the Middle Ages, to the Abbey of St Albans.

[3] Nash Mill was renowned for its production of tough thin paper for Samuel Bagster's "Pocket Reference Bible".

After an experiment in 1887, fine rag paper was produced on electrically driven machines: a successful innovation at Nash Mill.

[8][9] The West Coast Main Line railway passes through the western edge of the parish between Kings Langley and Apsley stations.

An original skew bridge, built in 1837 and Grade II listed, carries it over the canal, which marks the border with Abbots Langley.