Stanstead St Margarets
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Stanstead St Margarets | |
Hertfordshire | |
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Marina on the New River Navigation | |
Location | |
Grid reference: | TL3761 |
Location: | 51°47’24"N, 0°0’0"E |
Data | |
Population: | 1,318 |
Post town: | Ware |
Postcode: | SG12 |
Dialling code: | 01920 |
Local Government | |
Council: | East Hertfordshire |
Parliamentary constituency: |
Hertford and Stortford |
St Margarets, or more correctly Stanstead St Margarets, is a village in Hertfordshire, in the east of the county, half way between the towns of Hoddesdon and Ware. The village is separated from the village of Stanstead Abbotts by the River Lea.
The village is served by St Margarets station on the Hertford East Line. St Margaret's Station was formerly the start of the now disused Buntingford Branch Line.
Sport
The St Margaretsbury recreation ground hosts both a football club, St Margaretsbury FC, and cricket club, St Margaretsbury Cricket Club.
The village has a Scout Group, the 1st Stanstead Abbotts & St Margaret's Scout Group.