Sacombe
Sacombe is a village and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district, of Hertfordshire, England. At the 2001 census it had a population of 165.[2] Sacombe is located about 4 miles N N W of Ware;[3] other nearby settlements include Dane End and Sacombe Green.
| Sacombe | |
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Sacombe | |
Sacombe Location within Hertfordshire | |
| Population | 120 (2020 Estimate)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TL332196 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WARE |
| Postcode district | SG12 |
| Dialling code | 01920 |
| Police | Hertfordshire |
| Fire | Hertfordshire |
| Ambulance | East of England |
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Religious sites edit
There appears to have been a church in the parish in 1086, which may have been dedicated to St Mary.[4] The present Anglican Church of St Catherine is largely 14th Century, but was restored in 1855/56, the work being funded by Abel Smith of Woodhall Park.[5] The building is faced with knapped flint and has a four-stage tower. It is a Grade II* listed building[4][5]
The parish of Sacombe is the smallest in the Diocese of St Albans, and forms part of the benefice of Standon and The Mundens with Sacombe, with worship shared between St Catherine's and churches at Little Munden and Standon.[6] The church was used as a location for the 2001 film Enigma based on the book of the same name by Robert Harris about the codebreakers of Bletchley Park in World War II.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Sacombe". City Population. 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ . Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ "Sacombe Hertfordshire". A vision of Britain through time. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ a b William Page, ed. (1912). A History of the County of Hertford. Victoria County History. Vol. 3. British History Online. pp. 136–139.
- ^ a b "Church of St Katherine, Sacombe, Hertfordshire". British Listed Buildings. English Heritage. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ "St Catherine's, Sacombe". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ "St Catherine's Churchyard, Sacombe, Herts, UK – Enigma (2001)". Waymarking. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
External links edit
- Listed buildings in Sacombe