Dane End | |
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Dane End shown within Hertfordshire | |
OS grid reference | TL333213 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Ware |
Postcode district | SG12 |
Dialling code | 01920 |
Police | Hertfordshire |
Fire | Hertfordshire |
Ambulance | East of England |
EU Parliament | East of England |
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, increasing to 952 at the 2011 Census. Dane End means the 'valley ends' and is located where a tributary of the River Lea comes off the surrounding chalk.
Little Munden School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school. It was founded in 1819 at All Saints Church by the Reverend J P Reynolds, who served as rector from 1819 to 1831. The school was designated as a Grade II listed building by English Heritage in 1984 as an early example of a parish school.
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. The Little Munden Cricket Club play at nearby Green End. Currently, it plays in the Herts & Essex Cricket League, Division 3.