Dane End

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Dane End
OS grid referenceTL333213
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWare
Postcode districtSG12
Dialling code01920
PoliceHertfordshire
FireHertfordshire
AmbulanceEast of England
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Hertfordshire

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] increasing to 952 at the 2011 Census.[2] Dane End means the 'valley ends' and is located where a tributary of the River Lea comes off the surrounding chalk.[3]

Little Munden Primary School

Little Munden School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school.[4] It was founded in 1819 at All Saints Church by the Reverend J P Reynolds, who served as rector from 1819 to 1831.[5] The school was designated as a Grade II listed building by English Heritage in 1984 as an early example of a parish school.[6]

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.[7] The Little Munden Cricket Club play at nearby Green End. Currently, it plays in the Herts & Essex Cricket League, Division 5.

References

  1. ^ "Dane End", Hertfordshire.com
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Dane End", East Herts Council
  4. ^ "Statutory Instruments 1999 No. 2432 The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (England) Order 1999", Office of Public Sector Information
  5. ^ History of Little Munden School retrieved 18 July 2007
  6. ^ Picture and description, Images of England, English Heritage retrieved 18 July 2007
  7. ^ "Dane End United", Mundens.net

External links

Media related to Dane End at Wikimedia Commons