| Bishop's Stortford | |
  Bishop's Stortford shown within Hertfordshire |
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| Population | 35,325 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Parish | Bishop's Stortford |
| District | East Hertfordshire |
| Shire county | Hertfordshire |
| Region | East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BISHOP'S STORTFORD |
| Postcode district | CM23 |
| Dialling code | 01279 |
| Police | Hertfordshire |
| Fire | Hertfordshire |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| European Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | Hertford and Stortford |
| List of places: UK • England • Hertfordshire | |
Bishop's Stortford is a market town in east Hertfordshire, England, on the county boundary with Essex. Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. 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The County town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common It is situated just west of the M11, is the closest town to London Stansted Airport, and is part of the London commuter belt. This page is about the M11 motorway in England For the M11 motorway in the Republic of Ireland see N11 road. London Stansted Airport is a passenger Airport located in the Uttlesford District of the English County of Essex about 38 miles (61 The London commuter belt is the Metropolitan area surrounding London, England from which it is possible to commute to work in the capital It is within the London Fringe. In the 2006 edition of the Channel 4 'Best and Worst Places to Live in the UK', East Hertfordshire was the seventh best district to live in. 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History
There was nothing significant in the Bishop's Stortford area until it became a small Roman settlement on the Roman road of Stane Street between St Albans and Colchester. Roman Britain refers to those parts of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire between AD 43 and 410 The Roman Roads were essential for the growth of the Roman Empire, by enabling the Romans to move armies and trade goods and to communicate news There are several Stane Streets in Britain - see also Stane Street (Chichester and Roman roads in Britain Stane Street is a Roman road that connects St Albans is the main urban area of the City and District of St Albans in southern Hertfordshire, England, around north of central London. Colchester ( /ˈkəʊltʃɛstə/ is a town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester, in Essex, England. After the Roman Empire broke down, the small town was abandoned in the 5th century. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial The 5th century is the period from 401 to 500 in accordance with the Julian calendar in Anno Domini / Common Era.
A new Saxon settlement grew up on the site. For their language see Anglo-Saxon language. Anglo-Saxon is the term usually used to describe the invading Tribes in the south At that time, the settlement was known as Esterteferd, probably because a family called Estere owned or controlled the river ford (crossing) around which the settlement was based. A ford is a place in a Watercourse (most commonly a stream or River) that is shallow enough to be crossed by wading on Horseback or in a wheeled Over time, this became Stortford. In 1060, William, Bishop of London bought the Stortford manor and estate for 8 pounds, and the town has been known as Bishop's Stortford ever since. The Bishop of London is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of London in the Province of Canterbury.
At the time of the Domesday book the town had a population of around 120 inhabitants. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey The Normans built a motte and bailey wooden castle in the town, but by the Tudor period it was in ruins (the mound still remains). The Normans were the people who gave their names to Normandy, a region in northern France. nA motte-and-bailey is a form of Castle. Many were built in Britain, Ireland and France in the 11th and 12th centuries favored as a relatively A castle is a defensive structure seen as one of the main symbols of the Middle Ages. Social and economic revolution Following the Black Death Plagues and the agricultural depression of the late 14th century population growth Development of the town increased with the presence of a river and the roads. A weekly market was set up for farmers to sell their goods.
Despite outbreaks of the plague in the 16th century and 17th century the town continued to grow with an approximate population of 1,200 by this point. Bubonic plague is the best-known manifestation of the bacterial disease plague, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis (formerly known as As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar
Unusually, the River Stort is named after the town, and not the town after the river. The Stort Navigation is the canalised section of the River Stort running 22 km from the town of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire downstream When early cartographers came to the town in the early 1600s, they reasoned that the town must have been named for the ford over the Stort and assumed the river was called the Stort. Ever since, it has been. Until then, there was no official name for the river.
After 1769, the River Stort was made navigable, further transport links improved the town when the town was made a stagecoach stop on the Mail coach road between Cambridge and London. For other meanings see Stagecoach (disambiguation. A stagecoach (also called diligence) is a type of four-wheeled enclosed In Great Britain, the mail coach or post coach was a Horse-drawn carriage that carried mail deliveries from 1784 The city of Cambridge (ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
By 1801, Bishop's Stortford had become a market town; a corn exchange had been established, whilst the main industry was malting. Market town or market right is a legal term originating in the Medieval period for a European settlement that has the right to hold Markets Malting is a process applied to Cereal grains in which the grains are made to Germinate by soaking in water and are then quickly halted from germinating further In 1842, the railway came to Bishop's Stortford; another Victorian era introduction was the opening of a hospital in 1895. "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. Culture The Victorian fascination with novelty resulted in a deep interest in the relationship between modernity and cultural continuities
At the beginning of the 20th century, in 1901, the population was over 7,000. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on By 1951, Bishop's Stortford had expanded further to 13,000. During World War II, Bishop's Stortford was the evacuation centre for many Britons, including the entire Clapton Girls Technology College. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Clapton Girls Technology College is a Secondary school located in Hackney, London England. The second half of the twentieth century saw further growth as it became a commuter town. A commuter town is an urban community that is primarily residential from which most of the Workforce commute out to earn their livelihood The M11 motorway, nearby Stansted Airport, and the train links to London and Cambridge have contributed to the town having a population of around 35,000 as of the 2001 national census, but future growth is expected to increase the population to 45,000. This page is about the M11 motorway in England For the M11 motorway in the Republic of Ireland see N11 road. London Stansted Airport is a passenger Airport located in the Uttlesford District of the English County of Essex about 38 miles (61
Bishop's Stortford has the town centre and six outer suburbs which are; Thorley, Thorley Park, Havers, Bishops Park, St Michael's Mead and Snowely. South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. Also Little Hallingbury and Takeley are part of Bishop's Stortford but they are in Essex and not Hertfordshire. Essex is a county in the East of England. The County town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of
Redevelopment
Currently, the town centre is undergoing many changes, with the demolition of the old multi-storey car park and surrounding area to make way for a new town centre area and the building of new city type apartments and penthouses on the riverside and around the town centre. Jackson Square (a modern shopping complex) was rebuilt and an extension added with many cafes, bars and shops. The developments are happening quickly and are almost finished. Also the Havers (an outer part of Bishop's Stortford) is being redeveloped with new houses and flats being built. There are many plans for further expansion and development of the town due to its continued growth and the expected enlargement of Stansted Airport. London Stansted Airport is a passenger Airport located in the Uttlesford District of the English County of Essex about 38 miles (61 If this goes ahead then the town will see many more changes than planned to be able to cope with the more people living there.
Bishop's Stortford is useful for a large number of Herts and Essex villages in its area, as most of the nearby towns (excluding Harlow) are small and Bishop's Stortford serves as a common ground for meeting, shopping, and entertainment. Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of Essex is a county in the East of England. The County town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common Harlow is a New town and local government district in Essex, England.
Politics
The town is generally seen as a conservative area, and this can be backed up by the fact that in the 2005 national elections Mark Prisk was elected for the Conservative Party with a majority of the votes cast (50. Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined Michael Mark Prisk (born 12 June 1962, Cornwall) is a politician in the United Kingdom. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. 5%) and conservative parties (including United Kingdom Independence Party) gained 53. The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, ˈjuːkɪp 8% - although General Election results cannot be used as a way of measuring the ideological stance of the constituents, and the fact that the constituency Bishop's Stortford is in covers many other settlements, including Hertford. Hertford (standard pronunciations /'hɑːtֽfəd/ and /'hɑːֽfəd/ local pronunciation /'ɑːʔֽfəd/ is the affluent County town of Hertfordshire, A recent addition to the Conservatives' new shadow cabinet under new leader David Cameron is also from the town, Caroline Spelman. David William Donald Cameron (born 9 October 1966 is a British Politician and the current leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of Her Majesty's Caroline Alice Spelman MP, born (4 May 1958 Bishop's Stortford as Caroline Alice Cormack) is a Conservative Politician in the
The most passionate political issue for the town is the opposition to the expansion of Stansted Airport (known as Stop Stansted Expansion). The local population vehemently oppose any new runways or any kind of growth taking place there (there are no pro-expansion lobbies). There is also an increasing opposition to the development of the town centre with many fearing the loss of it's historical character.
The town also has a Youth Council that meets up once a month. It is made up of students from the local schools where many local and youth issues are discussed.
Economy
Bishop's Stortford is a particularly affluent area and this is partly due to the town's status as a commuter town for the (mainly financial) workers in London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The town is also home to many people working in the tourist related industry, including hotels, catering and airline staff, because it is the closest large town to Stansted Airport. In total, about 85% work in the services sector (2001 census). Bishop's Stortford is served by a variety of shops, both high street chains and long-established family firms. The main retail streets are South, Potter, North, Hockerill Streets. Jackson Square is a modern shopping complex in which recent development has just been completed. Market days are Thursday and Saturday.
Transport and services
Bishop's Stortford owes its continued growth to developments in transport. It is well serviced by all forms of transport:
Bishop's Stortford station is on the London Liverpool Street to Cambridge mainline operated by National Express East Anglia. National Express East Anglia is a Train operating company and brand name of London Eastern Railway Ltd in the United Kingdom. Bishop's Stortford railway station serves the town of Bishop's Stortford in Hertfordshire, England. Liverpool Street station, also called London Liverpool Street, is a major railway station and connected London Underground station in the north eastern Cambridge railway station is a Railway station serving the city of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire, England. The West Anglia Main Line is one of the two main lines which run from London Liverpool Street, the other being the Great Eastern Main Line. National Express East Anglia is a Train operating company and brand name of London Eastern Railway Ltd in the United Kingdom. The Stansted Express services take around 20 minutes to reach Tottenham Hale and 40 minutes to reach London Liverpool Street and allow Bishop's Stortford to be part of the London Commuter Belt. Stansted Express is a sub-brand of National Express East Anglia. Tottenham Hale is a district in the former Municipal borough of Tottenham, now part of The London Borough of Haringey. Liverpool Street station, also called London Liverpool Street, is a major railway station and connected London Underground station in the north eastern The London commuter belt is the Metropolitan area surrounding London, England from which it is possible to commute to work in the capital Epping tube station is about 12 miles away from Bishop's Stortford which means some residents use the London Underground station rather than the main line station at Bishop's Stortford. Epping on the London Underground is the eastern terminus of the Central Line.
Bishop's Stortford is close to junction 8 of the M11 motorway, which runs from London and the M25 north to Cambridge, and the town is a frequent stop-off point for travellers using the nearby Stansted airport. This page is about the M11 motorway in England For the M11 motorway in the Republic of Ireland see N11 road. To see information about the M25 motorway under construction in Ireland, see N25 road. To the north of the town is the A120, which meets the A10 at Buntingford to the west and the A12 at Colchester to the east. The A120 is an important Trunk road in southern England. It follows the course of Stane Street, a Roman road from Standon Hertfordshire Buntingford is a small market Town in the district of East Hertfordshire, in the county of Hertfordshire, England. Colchester ( /ˈkəʊltʃɛstə/ is a town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester, in Essex, England.
Stansted Airport is on the town's doorstep, with easy transport via rail between there and the town. London Stansted Airport is a passenger Airport located in the Uttlesford District of the English County of Essex about 38 miles (61 This airport mainly flies to Europe and is the third largest airport serving London.
The town has many bus routes, including the 308/309 main bus route for travel within Bishop's Stortford and to Stansted Airport. Other, longer routes like the 510 (Stansted Airport - Harlow) and 333 (Stansted - Epping) link Bishop's Stortford with other nearby towns. Harlow is a New town and local government district in Essex, England. Epping is a small market town and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of the County of Essex, England.
Famous inhabitants
- Cecil Rhodes, the son of the vicar of St. Cecil John Rhodes, PC DCL (5 July 1853 &ndash 26 March 1902 was an English -born Businessman mining Magnate, and Politician Michael's Church in the town. Rhodes was born in 1853 and was the effective founder of the state of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), De Beers diamond company and the Rhodes Scholarship. Rhodesia was the name adopted when the formerly British colony of Southern Rhodesia declared itself independent ( Unilateral Declaration of Independence See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election De Beers and the various companies within the De Beers Family of Companies engage in exploration for diamonds, diamond mining diamond trading and industrial diamond manufacture Rhodes Scholarship Rhodes scholar redirects here Rhodes Scholar redirects here Rhodes scholars There is a museum for him within the house that he lived in.
- Martin Caton - MP for Gower was also born in Bishop's Stortford. Martin Philip Caton (born June 15, 1951) is a British Politician. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Gower is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
- John Mann - comedian. There are several public figures named John Mann. John Mann (actor, British actor John Mann (author (1798-1891 farmer and author Lives in Bishop's Stortford and has a fortnightly column in the local paper, The Bishop's Stortford Observer.
- Jon Thorne - Musician
- Frederick Scott Archer - inventor of the collodion process, the first photographic emulsion used to create glass negatives. Jon Thorne (born 12 February 1967 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire) is an English Double bassist Born in Bishop's For people named Fred Archer (including the unrelated 20th-century photographer see Fred Archer. The collodion process is an early photographic process which was quickly replaced at the end of the 19th century with today's gelatin emulsion process Photography (fә'tɒgrәfi or fә'tɑːgrәfi (from Greek φωτο and γραφία is the process and Art of recording pictures by means of capturing
- Richard Whittington, Lord Mayor of London, owned land in Bishop's Stortford, though there is no record of his having visited the town. Richard Whittington (c 1354&ndash1423 was a Medieval Merchant and Politician, and the real-life inspiration for the Pantomime character Dick The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the legal title for the Mayor of (and head of the City of London Corporation. The town's Richard Whittington Primary School and the road Whittington Way are both named after him.
- Dean Bowditch - Footballer of Ipswich Town F.C. used to attend school in Bishop's Stortford. Dean Peter Bowditch (born 15 June, 1986 in Hertfordshire) is an English footballer who plays for Ipswich Town. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here
- Matt Holland - Footballer who plays for Charlton Athletic. Matthew Rhys "Matt" Holland (born April 11, 1974 in Bury, England) is an Irish footballer currently playing for Charlton Athletic Football Club (also known as The Addicks) is a professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of
- Dean Ashton - Footballer currently of West Ham United. Dean Ashton (born 24 November 1983 in Swindon, Wiltshire) is an English professional footballer who plays for West Ham United as a forward } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played
- Roy Essandoh - Footballer lives nearby. Roy Kabina Essandoh (born 17 February 1976 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Ireland national team reserve footballer Formely of Wycombe Wanderers and Bishop's Stortford
- Russell Brand - Comedian. Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, currently playing in Football League Bishop's Stortford FC is a football club based in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, currently members of the Conference South Russell Edward Brand (born June 4 1975 is a British Comedian, Actor, Columnist and a Presenter of Radio and Lived in Bishop's Stortford as a boarder at Hockerill College before being expelled.
- James Frain - Actor who lived in Bishop's Stortford as a youngster. James Frain (born March 14, 1968) is an English stage and screen Actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the John Stockwell box office hit Into the Blue (2005) starring alongside Paul Walker and Scott Caan, and Deception (Reindeer Games) where he starred alongside Ben Affleck and Charlize Theron.
- Sir Walter Gilbey, 1st Baronet - British Businessman. Sir Walter Gilbey 1st Baronet DL ( 2 May, 1831 – 12 November, 1914) was an English wine-merchant and Philanthropist Wine merchant and philanthropist. Philanthropy is the act of donating money goods services time and/or effort to support a socially beneficial cause with a defined objective and with no financial or material
- Caroline Spelman - Conservative MP
- Matt Grant British Reality TV contestant
- Ernie Cooksey British footballer for Grays Athletic
- Austin Healey Rugby Union player formerly of Leicester Tigers and now of Bishop's Stortford Rugby Club and lives close by. Caroline Alice Spelman MP, born (4 May 1958 Bishop's Stortford as Caroline Alice Cormack) is a Conservative Politician in the Matthew Christian Grant (born July 17, 1980 in Hertfordshire, England) Is the twelfth Bachelor and the first truly international Bachelor on Ernest George Cooksey ( 11 June 1980 – 3 July 2008) was an English footballer. Grays Athletic Football Club are a football team from the south east of England, representing the town of Grays, Thurrock, Essex Austin Sean Healey (born 26 October, 1973 in Wallasey, Merseyside) is an English Rugby union footballer who played as a utility Leicester Football Club (nicknamed Leicester Tigers) is an English Rugby union club that plays in the Guinness Premiership.
Twin towns
Bishop's Stortford is twinned with the following towns:
Education
Hertfordshire County Council is responsible for education. Villiers-sur-Marne is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Friedberg ( Friedberg in der Wetterau) is a town and the capital of the Wetteraukreis district in Hesse, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Hertfordshire County Council is the upper-tier Local authority for the Non-metropolitan county of Hertfordshire, in England, the United Being in England, Bishop's Stortford follows the English schools model of primary school, secondary school, and further education college. See also Primary education A primary school (from French école primaire) is an institution where children receive the first stage of Compulsory Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational Institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling known as Secondary education, takes Further education (often abbreviated "FE" is Post-secondary Education (in addition to that received at Secondary school) that is distinct from There are 13 primary and 5 secondary schools (two of which are single sex). The town does not have any further education colleges for post-16 education, as all post 16 education is received at the secondary schools in the form of sixth form. The sixth form, in the English, Welsh and Northern Irish education systems Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Belize All schools in Hertfordshire have sixth forms.
There is also an independent school, the Bishop's Stortford College [1], which covers the whole educational spectrum from the ages of 4 to 18, and provides facilities which are enjoyed by the whole town. Bishop's Stortford College is a public school, with a campus located on the edge of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England.
Many of the secondary schools in the Bishop's Stortford area have gained special college status, variously for technology, sciences, languages, music or performing arts. Secondary schools include St Mary's Roman Catholic School, Birchwood High School, Hockerill Anglo-European College, The Bishop's Stortford High School (commonly referred to as the 'Boys High')[2] and The Hertfordshire and Essex High School. Hockerill Anglo-European College is an international Boarding school located in Bishop's Stortford ( ca The Bishop’s Stortford High School is a six-form comprehensive Secondary school, with a coeducational Sixth form, in Bishop's Stortford The Hertfordshire and Essex High School (Herts and Essex is a secondary level comprehensive single-sex school on Warwick Road in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire The latter two schools are single sex schools, for boys and girls respectively, although both have mixed gender sixth-forms.
Leisure and entertainment
Sports
Bishop's Stortford has many sports facilities, including the Grange Paddocks Swimming Pool & Gym, and various leagues are based in the town. A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is an artificially enclosed Body of water intended for Swimming or The word γυμνάσιον (gymnasion was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual Education of young men (see Gymnasium Sporting facilities consist of the Bishop's Stortford Rugby Club, the cricket club, the hockey club, the tennis club, the squash club, the swimming club and the Bishop's Stortford Golf Club. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries
Bishop’s Stortford Running Club (BSRC) supports road running and cross-country running, organising four training sessions a week (two coached), and also has an active multi-sports section for those interested in triathlon, duathlon and adventure racing. Road running is the sport of Running on a measured course over an established Road (as opposed to track and Cross country running) Cross Country running is a Sport of running Compete to complete a course over open or rough terrain faster than other teams A triathlon is an endurance sports event consisting of Swimming, cycling and Running over various distances Duathlon is an athletic event (not to be confused with Biathlon) that consists of a Running leg followed by a Cycling leg and then another
Bishop's Stortford also boasts two football (soccer) teams - Bishop's Stortford F.C., who play in the Conference South, and Bishop's Stortford Swifts F.C., who play in the Essex Olympian Football League. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Bishop's Stortford FC is a football club based in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, currently members of the Conference South Conference South (currently billed as Blue Square South for sponsorship reasons is one of the second divisions of the Football Conference in England, taking The LFC Insurance Group Essex Olympian Football League is a football competition based in England, founded in the 1966-67 season
In nearby Thorley, there is also a cricket club Thorley CC. Thorley could be Thorley Isle of Wight Thorley Hertfordshire;People Dianne Thorley, Australian
Pubs
Local pubs include The Nags Head, The Red Cow, The Three Tuns, The Star, The Black Bull, The Harvest Moon, The Marne Inn, The Coach & Horses, The Wheatsheaf, The Half Moon, The George Hotel, The Red, White and Blue, The Archers, The Railway Inn, The Boars Head, The Castle, The Bricklayers Arms. The Tanners Arms
Other
Located in the town centre is Anchor Street Entertainment, a multiplex which hosts an Empire cinema, a bowling alley with a bar and arcade, and a Cannon's Health Club. Bowling is a Game / Sport in which players attempt to score points by rolling a Bowling ball along a flat surface either into objects called pins
The Lemon Tree in Water Lane is a restaurant which specialises in freshly cooked, locally sourced, modern British food. It is listed in both The Good Food Guide and the Michelin Guide. The Michelin Guide ( Le Guide Michelin) is a series of annual Guide books published by Michelin for over a dozen countries Another restaurant, Host, opened in December 2006, has a private members' bar above their restaurant in the Corn Exchange building.
Nightlife-spots in Bishop's Stortford include a Chicago Rock Cafe, nightclubs such as Flaunt and JR's and an over 22's club called The Attic. Chicago Rock Cafe is a chain of American style bar/diner restaurants in the UK A nightclub (or "night club" or "club" is a drinking, dancing, and entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark There is also The Terrace wine bar open during the summer months with food and live and DJ music on Friday and Saturdays till 12. A bar (also called a Pub or Tavern) is a business that serves drinks especially Alcoholic beverages such as beer liquor and mixed drinks for consumption 30.
The Rhodes Arts Complex benefited from a lottery grant in 2006 and is now the main venue for live music and theatre. The National Lottery is the largest Lottery in the United Kingdom. A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience. Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one
In early 2007, Cluzion Music was set up to host a monthly Jazz Club in Bishop's Stortford. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States The Cluzion Jazz Club is hosted by local Jazz Pianist Peter Lemer and displays phenomenal musicianship in all degrees of Jazz. Peter Lemer (born June 14, 1942) is an English Jazz Musician. Sponsored by RealLife Music, the club is held at the Hume Theatre at St. Mary's, Wind Hill on the last Saturday of month.
Apart from that, the closest to a live music venue in Bishop's Stortford, supporting rock, blues and folk bands is The Half Moon at the top end of North Street. It is a cosy, traditional and somewhat untouched pub that has a reasonably small back-room with stage.
Bishops's Stortford is where the youth choir Cantate is based; the choir holds many concerts in the surrounding area, including numerous in the town itself.
Being a market town, Bishop's Stortford also has many large public houses within the town centre, most notably The Boars Head in the High Street (rumoured to date back to the early 1400s was once visited by the famous diarist Samuel Pepys) offers hostel accommodation, live sporting events and food served all day. Market town or market right is a legal term originating in the Medieval period for a European settlement that has the right to hold Markets Samuel Pepys, FRS (23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703 was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament, who is now most famous for
Geography
Being in South East England, the town enjoys a warmer climate than most of the United Kingdom and has some of the hottest summers in Britain; it is also one of the driest places in the country. South East England is one of the nine official Regions of England. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Temperatures may sometimes reach the mid-30s Celsius in the summer. Snow is often seen in the winter months because the town is near to the east coast, where cold, moist air is brought in from the North Sea and cold fronts from northern Europe. "Snowfall" redirects here For other uses see Snow (disambiguation or Snowfall (disambiguation. The North Sea is a marginal, Epeiric sea of the Atlantic Ocean on the European Continental shelf. In recent years there has been up to three inches of snow early in the year which has resulted in minor disruption to transport and caused some schools to close for several days. However, the snow tends not to persist for a significant length of time in any noticeable quantity.
Water for the town is supplied by Three Valleys Water. Three Valleys Water plc is a privately-owned company supplying water to Hertfordshire and parts of Surrey North London and Bedfordshire in England The water is classed as very hard with over 345 mg/l of minerals and 0. 225 mg/l of fluoride.
Location Grid
| North: Stansted Mountfitchet | ||
| West: Hertford | Bishop's Stortford | East: Great Dunmow |
| South: Harlow |
Shootings in 2007
On 28 August 2007, two men and a teenager were shot dead at '2, Plaw Hatch Close' in Bishop's Stortford. Stansted Mountfitchet is a village and Civil parish in the county of Essex, England, near the Hertfordshire border 30 miles north of London Hertford (standard pronunciations /'hɑːtֽfəd/ and /'hɑːֽfəd/ local pronunciation /'ɑːʔֽfəd/ is the affluent County town of Hertfordshire, Great Dunmow is a Town in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. Harlow is a New town and local government district in Essex, England. Two women were seriously injured in the attack that was around 21:35 pm. The men killed were named as Keith Cowell, 52, and his son Matthew, 17, who died alongside 33-year-old Tony Dulieu of Billericay. Keith Cowell's wife, Nicole, had left for work at Stansted Airport 10 minutes before the attack. A three-year-old girl called 'Angel' was thought to have been in the house at the time of the shooting. Chief Superintendent Al Thomas of the Hertfordshire Police said, "We share the concern and sense of shock within the community. Early information suggests this was a targeted incident and not a random attack. " Post-mortem examinations were conducted on the three bodies on Wednesday, August 29 2007 but the results have not yet been made public. An autopsy, also known as a post-mortem examination, necropsy, or obduction, is a Medical procedure that consists of a thorough Examination Police presence was dramatically increased after the incident in and around the town. However, crime rates in the town are well below the national average.
External links
- Bishop's Stortford Civic Federation - Representing all the residents' associations in Bishop's Stortford
- Shootings 2007
- Bishop's Stortford Town Council
- History
- Stop Stansted Expansion
- www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Bishops Stortford and surrounding area
- Local MP site
- Bus Services
- [3] Bishop's Stortford Business Connections - a local business network
- Holy Trinity Church Bishop's Stortford
- St Michael's Church Bishop's Stortford
- All Saint's Church Hockerill, Bishop's Stortford
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