Great Munden
Encyclopedia
Great Munden is a village
and civil parish
in Hertfordshire
, England
. The parish, in the district of East Hertfordshire
, spans 3758 acres (5.9 sq mi), of which 1895.75 acres (3 sq mi) are arable land, 927.5 acres (1.4 sq mi) are permanent grass and 97 acre (0.151562634007613 sq mi) are wood. It has a population of 477 and is situated 6 miles (9.7 km) north of the town of Ware. The village includes the church of St Nicholas, Munden Bury, and a rectory that includes the remains of a moat. Other settlements in the parish include Nasty
and Levens Green. A detached portion of Little Munden was added to the parish in 1888.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
, England
England
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. The parish, in the district of East Hertfordshire
East Hertfordshire
East Hertfordshire is a local government district in Hertfordshire, England. Its council has offices in Bishop's Stortford and Hertford ....
, spans 3758 acres (5.9 sq mi), of which 1895.75 acres (3 sq mi) are arable land, 927.5 acres (1.4 sq mi) are permanent grass and 97 acre (0.151562634007613 sq mi) are wood. It has a population of 477 and is situated 6 miles (9.7 km) north of the town of Ware. The village includes the church of St Nicholas, Munden Bury, and a rectory that includes the remains of a moat. Other settlements in the parish include Nasty
Nasty, Hertfordshire
Nasty is a hamlet in Hertfordshire in England, situated about seven miles north of Hertford.Its name came from Anglo-Saxon æt þǽm éastan hæge = "at the eastern hedged enclosure"....
and Levens Green. A detached portion of Little Munden was added to the parish in 1888.
See also
- List of civil parishes in Hertfordshire
- List of lost settlements in Hertfordshire
- List of lost settlements in the United Kingdom
- List of places in Hertfordshire