Dane End

Dane End
Munden Road, Dane End
Dane End is located in Hertfordshire
Dane End
Dane End
Location within Hertfordshire
Population700 
OS grid referenceTL333213
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWare
Postcode districtSG12
Dialling code01920
PoliceHertfordshire
FireHertfordshire
AmbulanceEast of England
List of places
UK
England
Hertfordshire
51°52′30″N 0°03′54″W / 51.875°N 0.065°W / 51.875; -0.065

Dane End is a hamlet to the north of Ware in Hertfordshire, England situated between the A602 and A10. It is within Little Munden civil parish and East Hertfordshire District Council. It has a population of around 700.[1] Dane End means the 'valley ends' and is located where a tributary of the River Lea comes off the surrounding chalk.[2] Little Munden church and school are sited on the hill on the north side of Dane End.

Little Munden Primary School

Main article: Little Munden Primary School

Little Munden School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school.[3] It was founded in 1819 at All Saints Church by the Reverend J P Reynolds, who served as rector from 1819 to 1831.[4] The school was designated as a Grade II listed building by English Heritage in 1984 as an early example of a parish school.[5]

Sport

Football club Dane End United play in the East Hertfordshire Corinthians League, a local Sunday football league, and Ware and District five-a-side league. They play their home games in Horses Meadow.[6] The Little Munden Cricket Club play at nearby Green End. Currently, it plays in the Herts & Essex Cricket League, Division 3.

References

  1. ^ "Dane End" Archived 15 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Hertfordshire.com
  2. ^ "Dane End" Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, East Herts Council
  3. ^ "Statutory Instruments 1999 No. 2432 The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (England) Order 1999", Office of Public Sector Information
  4. ^ History of Little Munden School Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 18 July 2007
  5. ^ Picture and description, Images of England, English Heritage retrieved 18 July 2007
  6. ^ "Dane End United" Archived 2007-07-02 at the Wayback Machine, Mundens.net

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