High Cross, East Hertfordshire Explained

Official Name:High Cross
Country:England
Region:East of England
Coordinates:51.8489°N -0.0228°W
Post Town:WARE
Postcode Area:SG11
Postcode District:SG
Civil Parish:Thundridge
Shire District:East Hertfordshire
Shire County:Hertfordshire
Population:853
Population Ref:(2021 census)
Area Total Km2:0.2795
Static Image:St John the Evangelist, High Cross, Herts - geograph.org.uk - 376387.jpg
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High Cross is a village in the civil parish of Thundridge, in the East Hertfordshire district, in Hertfordshire, England. It lies upon what was the A10, however the A10 Wadesmill by-pass has now been built around High Cross and neighbouring villages. Sections of the A10 that used to run through High Cross and the neighbouring settlements such as Wadesmill were once part of the Roman road, Ermine Street. It is 4.6km (02.9miles) north of the town of Ware and 70NaN0 north east of the county town of Hertford. The population was 853 as of the 2021 census.[1]

Nearby settlements

Some nearby settlements include the villages of Thundridge and Wadesmill to the south, the hamlets of Colliers End to the north, Dane End to the west and Barwick to the east.

Amenities

High Cross contains Puller Memorial Primary school, St John the Evangelist Church, and formerly the White Horse Pub which closed down in 2017.

Notable Residents

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: High Cross (Hertfordshire, East of England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information . 2023-08-09 . www.citypopulation.de.
  2. News: 2020-01-30 . Light aircraft flipped over at High Cross airstrip after landing gear failure . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-08-08.
  3. Book: History, Topography, & Directory of Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire: To which is Prefixed an Abridgement of the Early History of England ... a List of Kings of England ... an Account of the Heptarchy and of the Idols Worshipped by the Saxons ... . 1864 . Proprietors . en.