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Stanstead Abbotts (alternatively Stanstead Abbots) is a village and civil parish in the district of East Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England; it lies on the county boundary with Essex. At the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 1,983.[2] The village is situated approximately two miles (three kilometres) south-southeast of Ware, four miles (six kilometres) southeast of Hertford, two miles (three kilometres) north-northeast of Hoddesdon and five miles (eight kilometres) west of Harlow. The village is separated from the village of Stanstead St Margarets by the River Lea.

Stanstead Abbotts
The High Street in Stanstead Abbotts
Stanstead Abbotts Location within Hertfordshire
Population	1,950 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid reference	TL4011
Civil parish	Stanstead Abbots
District	East Hertfordshire
Shire county	Hertfordshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WARE
Postcode district	SG12
Dialling code	01920
Police	Hertfordshire
Fire	Hertfordshire
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Hertford and Stortford
List of places UK England Hertfordshire 51.788613°N 0.012308°E / 51.788613; 0.012308

History

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.[3][4]

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.[3]

The village

Once situated on the main A414, Stanstead Abbotts has many old buildings in its High Street, although many have now made way for newer residential properties. The village is on the Hertford East Branch Line, with trains from St Margarets station to Liverpool Street Station. The main industry in the village used to be making ale but 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.[5]

The Lee Valley Marina, part of the Lee Valley Park, is located to the south of the village on the River Lea.[6]

The village was awarded the title "Best kept village in Hertfordshire – large village" in 1999.[7][8]

Several bus routes run through or near the village, including buses to Harlow, Hunsdon, Hertford, Cheshunt, and Waltham Cross.

Sport and leisure

The village has a Scout Group, the 1st Stanstead Abbotts & St. Margaret's Scout Group.[9]

Stanstead Abbotts has a Non-League football club St. Margaretsbury F.C., which plays at The Recreation Ground.

See also

• St James' Church, Stanstead Abbotts
• Stanstead Lock, River Lea
• The Hundred Parishes
• Stanstead St Margarets

References

External links

Media related to Stanstead Abbotts at Wikimedia Commons

• The Hundred Parishes

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