Sacombe
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Sacombe is a village and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire
district, in the county of Hertfordshire
, England. At the 2001 census it had a population of 165. Sacombe is located about 4 miles N N W of Ware
, other nearby settlements include Dane End
and Sacombe Green
.
Church of St Catherine is largely 14th Century
, but was restored in 1855/56. The building is faced with knapped flint
and has a four stage tower. It is a Grade II* listed building 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
.
East Hertfordshire
East Hertfordshire is a local government district in Hertfordshire, England. Its council has offices in Bishop's Stortford and Hertford ....
district, in the county of 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. At the 2001 census it had a population of 165. Sacombe is located about 4 miles N N W of Ware
Ware
Ware is a town of around 18,000 people in Hertfordshire, England close to the county town of Hertford. It is also a civil parish in East Hertfordshire district. The Prime Meridian passes to the east of Ware.-Location:...
, other nearby settlements include Dane End
Dane End
Dane End is a village to the north of Ware in Hertfordshire, England situated between the A602 and A10. It is within the East Hertfordshire District Council and has a population of around 700...
and Sacombe Green
Sacombe Green
Sacombe Green is a hamlet located to the east of the village of Sacombe, in the East Hertfordshire district, in the county of Hertfordshire, England.- External links :* * http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43592...
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Religious sites
There appears to have been a church in the parish in 1086, which may have been dedicated to St Mary. The present AnglicanChurch of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
Church of St Catherine is largely 14th Century
14th century
As a means of recording the passage of time, the 14th century was the century which lasted from January 1, 1301 to December 31, 1400.-Events:* The transition from the Medieval Warm Period to the Little Ice Age....
, but was restored in 1855/56. The building is faced with knapped flint
Flushwork
-Description:In architecture, flushwork is the decorative combination on the same flat plane of flint and ashlar stone. It is characteristic of the external walls of medieval buildings, most of the survivors being churches, in parts of Southern England, but especially East Anglia...
and has a four stage tower. It is a Grade II* listed building 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
Standon, Hertfordshire
Standon is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire. The parish includes the adjoining village of Puckeridge. The village church of St Mary has Saxon origins with much Victorian restoration.The Prime Meridian passes to the west of Standon....
.