Sarratt

Sarratt

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 51.683603
longitude= -0.487523
official_name= Sarratt
population =
shire_district= Three Rivers
shire_county = Hertfordshire
region= East of England
constituency_westminster= South West Hertfordshire
post_town= Rickmansworth
postcode_district = WD3
postcode_area= WD
dial_code= 01923
os_grid_reference= TQ045994

Sarratt is a village in Hertfordshire, England, on the border of the county with Buckinghamshire. Sarratt is near Chesham, and the River Chess passes through the village.

In the novels of John Le Carré, Sarratt was the fictional location of a major establishment of the British intelligence service.

Sarratt also featured in the film "Four Weddings and a Funeral" where the 14th-century church was used as a filmset.

External links

* [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=43305 'Parishes: Sarratt', A History of the County of Hertford] Date accessed: 29 December 2006.


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