OS grid reference TL4011 Country England Post town WARE Population 1,983 (2001) Shire county Hertfordshire District East Hertfordshire | Region East Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district SG12 Local time Sunday 12:57 AM Dialling code 01920 UK parliament constituency Hertford and Stortford | |
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Stanstead abbotts 1978
Stanstead Abbotts (alternatively Stanstead Abbots) is a village and civil parish in the district of East Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,983. It lies on the county boundary with Essex, and is situated approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) SSE of Ware, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) SE of Hertford, 3 miles (4.8 km) NNE of Hoddesdon and 5 miles (8.0 km) W of Harlow. The village is separated from the village of Stanstead St Margarets by the River Lea.
Contents
- Stanstead abbotts 1978
- Map of Stanstead Abbotts Ware UK
- Name and origins
- The Village
- Sport and leisure
- References
Map of Stanstead Abbotts, Ware, UK
Name and origins
The village's name was recorded as "Stanstede" at the time of the Domesday Survey in the late eleventh century. In the twelfth century the manor passed to the abbot of Waltham Holy Cross. By the fourteenth century the suffix "Abbatis", "Abbotts" or "Abbot" formed part of the parish's name. The abbey continued possession of the manor until its dissolution in 1531.
The manor of Stanstead Abbotts was granted to Anne Boleyn and remained with the crown after her execution. In 1559 Queen Elizabeth granted it to Edward Baeshe and it remained in the Bashe family for several generations.
The Village
Once situated on the main A414 it has many old buildings in its High street although many have now made way for newer residential properties because the village is on the Hertford East Branch Line with trains from St Margarets station into Liverpool Street Station. The main industry in the village used to be making ale but again many of the original maltings have now been demolished to make way for a small business park.
The main entrance to the All Nations Christian College in Stanstead Abbotts was used as the entrance to the school in the "St Trinians" films.
The local school is St Andrews Primary CE (VC) Primary School.
The village has a Scout Group, the 1st Stanstead Abbotts & St. Margaret's Scout Group.
The Lee Valley Marina, part of the Lee Valley Park, is located to the south of the village on the River Lea.
In recent years the village was awarded the title "Best kept village in Hertfordshire - large village" which if nothing else establishes that it is a "large" village.
Several bus routes run through and on the outskirts of the village including buses to Harlow, Hunsdon, Hertford, Cheshunt and Waltham Cross.
Sport and leisure
Stanstead Abbotts has a Non-League football club St. Margaretsbury F.C., which plays at The Recreation Ground.