Dane End

Dane End
Dane End

 Dane End shown within Hertfordshire
OS 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]

Contents

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 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

  1. ^ "Dane End", Hertfordshire.com
  2. ^ "Dane End", 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 retrieved 18 July 2007
  5. ^ Picture and description, Images of England, English Heritage retrieved 18 July 2007
  6. ^ "Dane End United", Mundens.net

External links

Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dane_End Dane End] at Wikimedia Commons