Hartford, Cambridgeshire
| Hartford | |
 Hartford Marina on the Great Ouse |
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  Hartford Hartford shown within Cambridgeshire | |
| OS grid reference | TL256730 |
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| District | Huntingdonshire |
| Shire county | Cambridgeshire |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HUNTINGDON |
| Postcode district | PE29 |
| Dialling code | 01480 |
| Police | Cambridgeshire |
| Fire | Cambridgeshire |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | Huntingdon |
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Hartford in Huntingdonshire (now part of Cambridgeshire), England, is a village near the town of Huntingdon, and not far west of Wyton. It lies on the A141 road and on the north bank of the River Great Ouse, upon which it has a significant marina. The village is not to be confused with the much larger town of Hertford, some 38 miles (61 km) to the south-east.
It is sometimes known as Hartford-cum-Sapley, and in the past has been known as Hereford by Huntingdon, Herford, Hertford and Harford.
All Saints' Church in Hartford is an Anglican church built in 1180 just on the north riverbank. The church has six bells.
Despite the rival claim of Hertford, there is a good case for identifying Hartford as the venue of the English synod of 673.[1]
References
- ↑ Munby, Lionel M. (1977) The Hertfordshire Landscape, p. 91. Hodder and Stoughton, London. ISBN 0-34-004459-4
External links
- Hartford Marina, official site
- Hartford Marina, information from British Waterways.
- Town names
- Anglican churches around Huntingdon
- About bell-ringing
- Recording of Hartford church bells in MP3 format, by local sound engineer Mark Tinley
- Binaural recording of a Hartford garden with church bells in MP3 format, by local sound engineer Mark Tinley. Quiet listening using headphones recommended (you can hear the birds flying over your head).
External links
Media related to Hartford, Cambridgeshire at Wikimedia Commons