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Coordinates: 51°52′30″N 0°03′54″W / 51.875°N 0.065°W
Dane End
Dane End shown within HertfordshireOS grid reference TL333213 Parish Little Munden 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 EU Parliament East of England List of places: UK • England • Hertfordshire Dane End is a village to the north of Ware in Hertfordshire, England situated between the A602 and A10. It is within the East Hertfordshire District Council and 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]
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Little Munden Primary School
Main article: Little Munden Primary SchoolLittle 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 local and very friendly Little Munden Cricket Club play at nearby Green End. Currently, it plays in the Herts & Essex Cricket League, Division 7.
References
- ^ "Dane End", Hertfordshire.com
- ^ "Dane End", East Herts Council
- ^ "Statutory Instruments 1999 No. 2432 The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (England) Order 1999", Office of Public Sector Information
- ^ History of Little Munden School retrieved 18 July 2007
- ^ Picture and description, Images of England, English Heritage retrieved 18 July 2007
- ^ "Dane End United", Mundens.net
External links
Media related to Dane End at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:- Villages in Hertfordshire
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