Wormley, Hertfordshire
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| Wormley shown within Hertfordshire | |
| Population | less than 5,000 |
| OS grid reference | TL322054 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Broxbourne |
| Postcode district | EN10 |
| Dialling code | 01992 |
| Police | Hertfordshire |
| Fire | Hertfordshire |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
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Wormley is a village in Hertfordshire, England. It is within the Borough of Broxbourne. The village is part of the census ward of Wormley and Turnford, which had a population of 8,146 at the 2001 census. It is in the civil parish of Bayford, Hertfordshire.
Wormley is located east of the A10 road which links Cambridge to London, commonly known as the Great Cambridge Road.
Wormley is sandwiched between Broxbourne and Turnford with a high road of shops.
Wormley is located 2.8 mile south of Broxbourne, originally the planned site for the Lee Valley White Water Centre course which is now built in Waltham Cross, for use during the London 2012 Summer Olympics. The nearest rail station is Broxbourne which is a commuter town to London.
Wormley is close to the River Lea which runs from Luton towards Wheathampstead, then south towards London where it meets the River Thames. Wormley has Wormley playing fields where Wormley Rovers Football Club and Wormley Cricket Club are based. Wormley also has Top Field and Cozens Grove Local Nature Reserve.
The name is thought to derive from the Old English "snake-infested leah"; the last element could mean "clearing", or perhaps "woodland pasture". Wormley was one of the manors which were granted by Harold Godwinson to the canons of Waltham Holy Cross. It was entered in the Domesday Book of 1085 as Wermelai, with a total of 28 households. Wormley remained under the control of the manastry until its dissolution in 1540 when it was granted to Sir Edward North. The manor house called Wormleybury on the south side of Church Lane, was totally rebuilt in 1734 and remodelled in 1767 and 1782 by Robert Mylne for Sir Abraham Hume. It has a stone portico and steps, with an octagonal bell turret. There is interior decoration of 1779 by Robert Adam. It is a Grade I Listed building.
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