Stanstead St Margarets

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Stanstead St Margarets
Hertfordshire
Stanstead Marina.JPG
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.

References

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