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
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
The Little Munden Cricket Club plays at nearby Green End in the Cricket Meadow. The Club fields a Saturday team and is currently in the Herts & Essex Borders League, Division 3. The ground retains a small wooden pavilion built in 1922 and opened by Lord Gladstone who lived in Dane End and was a keen cricketer. Outside of the Cricket Season the ground is used for sheep grazing.
Football club Dane End United formerly played in the East Hertfordshire Corinthians League, a local Sunday football league, as well as Ware and District five-a-side league. The club played its home games in Horses Meadow. The Vlub is no longer active but football goals remain in Horses Meadow[6]
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. An example of a different event includes selling pumpkins at Halloween. The hamlet’s only pub is The Boot, a gastropub. However the Boot has recently been shutdown and is now being converted into a nursery.
References
- ^ “Dane End” Archived 15 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Hertfordshire.com
- ^ “Dane End” Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, East Herts Council
- ^ “Statutory Instruments 1999 No. 2432 The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (England) Order 1999”, Office of Public Sector Information
- ^ History of Little Munden School Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 18 July 2007
- ^ Picture and description, Images of England, English Heritage retrieved 18 July 2007
- ^ “Dane End United” Archived 2007-07-02 at the Wayback Machine, Mundens.net
External links
Media related to Dane End at Wikimedia Commons
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