Sawbridgeworth
Sawbridgeworth ( , historically or ) is a town and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It lies east of the county town of Hertford, in between the towns of Bishop's Stortford to the north and Harlow to the south. The town is on the west bank of the River Stort, which forms the county boundary with Essex.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Sawbridgeworth
- UK place.label_position
- top
- UK place.population
- 8,742
- UK place.population_ref
- (Parish, 2021)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Sawbridgeworth
- UK place.shire_district
- East Hertfordshire
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.shire_county
- Hertfordshire
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Hertford and Stortford
- UK place.post_town
- Sawbridgeworth
- UK place.postcode_district
- CM21
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- Nearby villages
- Notable people
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Sawbridgeworth ( , historically or ) is a town and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It lies east of the county town of Hertford, in between the towns of Bishop's Stortford to the north and Harlow to the south. The town is on the west bank of the River Stort, which forms the county boundary with Essex.
As well as the town itself, the parish also covers surrounding rural areas, particularly to the north and south of the town, including the hamlet of Spellbrook. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 8,742, and the Sawbridgeworth built-up area as defined by the Office for National Statistics, which extends beyond the parish boundary to include the Lower Sheering area, had a population of 10,475.