Aspenden

Aspenden
St Mary, Aspenden
Aspenden
Location within Hertfordshire
Population239 (Parish, 2021)[1]
OS grid referenceTL361282
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBUNTINGFORD
Postcode districtSG9
Dialling code01763
PoliceHertfordshire
FireHertfordshire
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament

Aspenden is a village and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It lies immediately south of Buntingford, its post town. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 239.

Its name, which means 'valley of aspen trees', was first attested in 1212.[2] The Prime Meridian passes just to the east of the village.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2021 Census Parish Profiles". NOMIS. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 January 2026. (To get individual parish data, use the query function on table PP002.)
  2. ^ "Aspenden :: Survey of English Place-Names". epns.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  • Media related to Aspenden at Wikimedia Commons
  • Aspenden (A Guide to Old Hertfordshire)
  • Aspenden in the Domesday Book