Bishop's Stortford is a historic market town in the London Commuter Belt. Based on the border of Hertfordshire and Essex,just west of the M11 motorway and Stansted Airport,it is 22 miles northeast of Central London,and 34 minutes away by rail from London Liverpool Street. The town had an estimated population of 41,088 in 2020. The district of East Hertfordshire,where the town centre is located,has been ranked as the best place to live in the UK by the Halifax Quality of Life annual survey in 2020. The town is commonly known as Stortford by locals.
Uttlesford is a local government district in Essex,England. Its council is based in the town of Saffron Walden. The district also includes the town of Great Dunmow and numerous villages,including Stansted Mountfitchet,Takeley,Elsenham,Thaxted,and Newport. The district covers a largely rural area in the north-west of Essex. London Stansted Airport lies within the district.
The Northern &Eastern Railway (N&ER) was an early British railway company,that planned to build a line from London to York. Its ambition was cut successively back,and it was only constructed from Stratford,east of London,to the towns of Bishop's Stortford and Hertford. It was always short of money,and it got access to London over the Eastern Counties Railway (ECR). It was built at the track gauge of 5 ft,but it converted to standard gauge in 1844.
Tottenham Hale is a National Rail and London Underground interchange station located in Tottenham Hale in north London,England. On the National Rail network it is on the West Anglia Main Line,6 miles (9.7 km) from London Liverpool Street,and is served by Greater Anglia and Stansted Express. On the Underground it is on the Victoria line between Blackhorse Road and Seven Sisters. The station is in Travelcard Zone 3.
Northumberland Park railway station is on the Lea Valley line that forms part of the West Anglia Main Line,serving the ward of Northumberland Park in Tottenham,north London. It is 6 miles 73 chains (11.1 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Tottenham Hale and Meridian Water. Its three-letter station code is NUM and it is in Travelcard zone 3. It is one of the stations that can be used to access Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The Lea Valley lines are two commuter lines and two branches in north-east London,so named because they run along the Lower Lea Valley of the River Lea. They were part of the Great Eastern Railway,now part of the Anglia Route of Network Rail.
Broxbourne railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the towns of Broxbourne and Hoddesdon in Hertfordshire,England. It is 17 miles 17 chains (27.7 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Cheshunt and Roydon. Its three-letter station code is BXB and it is in fare zone B.
Cheshunt is a National Rail and London Overground station in Cheshunt,Hertfordshire,England. On the National Rail network it is on the West Anglia Main Line,14 miles 1 chain (22.6 km) from London Liverpool Street and situated between Waltham Cross and Broxbourne. On the London Overground network it is one of three northern termini of the Lea Valley lines.
The West Anglia Main Line is one of the two main lines that operate out of Liverpool Street. It runs generally north through Cheshunt,Broxbourne,Harlow,Bishop's Stortford and Audley End to Cambridge,with branches between serving Stratford,Hertford and Stansted Airport. The line runs along the boundary between Hertfordshire and Essex for much of its length.
Enfield Lock is an area in the London Borough of Enfield,north London. It is approximately located east of the Hertford Road between Turkey Street and the Holmesdale Tunnel overpass,and extends to the River Lee Navigation,including the Enfield Island Village. The locality gains its name from the lock on the River Lee Navigation. Today's Enfield Lock was rebuilt in 1922. The area forms part of the Lee Valley Park and the Enfield Lock Conservation Area. On its eastern boundary Enfield Lock has marshland formerly used as a testing site between the Royal Small Arms Factory and the Gunpowder Mills,beyond this is the village of Sewardstone and the Epping forest boundary. To the south is Brimsdown,the north Waltham Cross and to the west Bullsmoor and Freezywater. Enfield Lock forms part of the London boundary.
Whittlesford Parkway railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the village of Whittlesford in Cambridgeshire,England. It is 49 miles 1 chain (78.9 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Great Chesterford and Shelford stations. Its three-letter station code is WLF.
Newport railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the village of Newport in Essex,England. It is 39 miles 72 chains (64.2 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Elsenham and Audley End stations. Its three-letter station code is NWE.
Stansted Mountfitchet railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the village of Stansted Mountfitchet in Essex,England. It is 33 miles 28 chains (53.7 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Bishop's Stortford and Elsenham on the main line;Stansted Airport station follows on the airport branch. Its three-letter station code is SST.
Sawbridgeworth railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the town of Sawbridgeworth in Hertfordshire,England. It is 26 miles 57 chains (43.0 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Harlow Mill and Bishop's Stortford stations. Its three-letter station code is SAW.
Harlow Mill railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the eastern part of Harlow in Essex,England. It is 24 miles 36 chains (39.3 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Harlow Town and Sawbridgeworth stations. Its three-letter station code is HWM.
Harlow Town railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the town of Harlow in Essex,England. It is 22 miles 59 chains (36.6 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Roydon and Harlow Mill stations. Its three-letter station code is HWN.
Roydon railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the village of Roydon in Essex,England. It is 20 miles 9 chains (32.4 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Broxbourne and Harlow Town stations. Its three-letter station code is RYN.
The A120 is an A-road in England,which runs between Puckeridge in Hertfordshire and Harwich in Essex.
Elsenham is a village and civil parish in north-west Essex in eastern England. Its neighbouring settlements include Bishop's Stortford,Saffron Walden and Stansted Mountfitchet.
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