Dane End

Dane End
Munden Road, Dane End
Dane End Location within Hertfordshire
Population	700
OS grid reference	TL333213
Civil 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
List of places UK England Hertfordshire 51°52′30″N0°03′54″W / 51.875°N 0.065°W / 51.875; -0.065

Dane End is a hamlet to the north of Ware in Hertfordshire, England situated between the A602 and A10. It is within Little Munden civil parish and East Hertfordshire District Council. It 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] Little Munden church and school are sited on the hill on the north side of Dane End.

Little Munden Primary School

Main article: 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 plays in the East Hertfordshire Corinthians League, a local Sunday football league, as well as Ware and District five-a-side league. The club plays its home games in Horses Meadow. ^[6] The Little Munden Cricket Club plays at nearby Green End and is currently in the Herts & Essex Cricket League, Division 3.

Local Business

Convenience store Dane End Stores is located in Dane End. The Dane End Christmas Tree Farm sells a range of Christmas trees and Christmas-themed goods all time of year, providing trees for events other than Christmas. The hamlet's only pub is The Boot, a gastropub.

References

1. "Dane End" Archived 15 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine , Hertfordshire.com
2. "Dane End" Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine , 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 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 18 July 2007
5. Picture and description, Images of England, English Heritage retrieved 18 July 2007
6. "Dane End United" Archived 2007-07-02 at the Wayback Machine , Mundens.net

External links

Media related to Dane End at Wikimedia Commons