Dane End Explained

Official Name:Dane End
Static Image Name:Dane End, Munden Road - geograph.org.uk - 194783.jpg
Static Image Caption:Munden Road, Dane End
Country:England
Region:East of England
Population:700
Os Grid Reference:TL333213
Coordinates:51.875°N -0.065°W
Post Town:Ware
Postcode Area:SG
Postcode District:SG12
Dial Code:01920

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

See 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 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 Little Munden Cricket Club play at nearby Green End. Currently, it plays in the Herts & Essex Cricket League, Division 3.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.hertfordshire.com/pages/towns/show-data.asp?id=184 "Dane End"
  2. http://www.eastherts.gov.uk/index.jsp?articleid=2060&detailid=2005 "Dane End"
  3. http://www.opsi.gov.uk/SI/si1999/99243213.htm "Statutory Instruments 1999 No. 2432 The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (England) Order 1999"
  4. http://www.littlemunden.herts.sch.uk/history.htm History of Little Munden School
  5. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1102261 Picture and description
  6. http://www.mundens.net/deunited/index.htm "Dane End United"