Nasty, Hertfordshire

Nasty
Steen Cottage in Nasty
Nasty
Location within Hertfordshire
OS grid referenceTL360246
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWARE
Postcode districtSG11
Dialling code01920

Nasty is a hamlet in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England.[1] It is in Great Munden civil parish, around 6 miles (10 km) north of Ware and around 7.5 miles (12 km) east of Stevenage. At the 2011 census the population was included in the civil parish of Albury.

Its name comes from the Middle English atten ast hey, meaning "at the eastern enclosure".[2]

References

  1. ^ "Nasty, Hertfordshire". gazetteer.org.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  2. ^ Mawer, Allen; Stenton, F. M., eds. (1938). The Place-Names of Hertfordshire. Cambridge: English Place-Name Society. p. 134. OCLC 1120850888.