Great Hormead
Built-up area in East Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.951, 0.041 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 40 29 |
| Population: | 412 |
Great Hormead is a small, quietly picturesque village in the district of East Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England, forming part of the traditional parish that includes nearby Little Hormead. Set among rolling arable farmland and hedged lanes, the village has a distinctly historic feel with timber‑framed cottages and a church and other buildings dating back centuries, giving a strong sense of continuity with its medieval and agricultural past.
Today the community mixes long‑standing farming families with people who commute to larger towns and London, and the area is valued for walking, riding and countryside tranquillity. Amenities are limited in the village itself so residents tend to use neighbouring market towns such as Buntingford and Braughing, and local events and village fêtes help sustain a close social life despite the small population.
Postcode districts covering Great Hormead
Most populated places nearby
- Luton 20.8 miles
- Cambridge 17.7 miles
- Chelmsford 24 miles
- Bedford 25 miles
- Harlow 12.9 miles
- Stevenage 10.4 miles
- St. Albans 20.6 miles
- Welwyn Garden City 14.3 miles
- Cheshunt 17.2 miles
- Braintree 22.3 miles
- Dunstable 24.4 miles
- Hatfield 17.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Hormead Parish 0.4 miles
- Anstey Parish 1.5 miles
- Little Hadham & The Pelhams Ward 2.1 miles
- Wyddial Parish 2.2 miles
- Brent Pelham Parish 2.2 miles
- Meesden Parish 2.4 miles
- Buntingford Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Furneux Pelham Parish 2.6 miles
- Stocking Pelham Parish 3 miles
- Nuthampstead Parish 3 miles
- Braughing Built-up area 3 miles
- Aspenden Built-up area 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Great Hormead
SG9 0NS, SG9 0NY, SG9 0NP, SG9 0NX, SG9 0NR, SG9 0NT, SG9 0NL, SG9 0NG, SG9 0NU … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 9.4 miles
- Luton Airport 18.2 miles
- Stansted Mountfitchet Railway Station 7.6 miles
- Royston Railway Station 7.6 miles
Hotels near Great Hormead Ad
- The Black Horse - Brent Pelham, Buntingford 4 1.9 miles
- The Cricketers Clavering 4 5.1 miles
- Premier Inn London Southwark - High St 3 5.2 miles
- The Yew Tree 5.8 miles
- The Red Cow 6.3 miles
- The Old Bull Inn 3 7.1 miles
- Kings Arms Hotel 7.6 miles
- The Cricketers Arms 6.6 miles
- Banyers House 4 7.3 miles
- The Gem Stansted 5 7.3 miles
Schools in Great Hormead
- Hormead C of E (VA) First School Primary
Local points of interest
- Audley End House and Gardens Museum 9.1 miles
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 9.9 miles
- Broadhall Way Stadium 10.9 miles
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 12.3 miles
- British School Museum Museum 13.5 miles
- Wimpole Estate Estate 13.7 miles
- Brocket Hall Estate 15.7 miles
- Hayley Wood Forest 16.1 miles
- Hatfield House Estate 16.9 miles
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 17.1 miles
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 17.5 miles
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 17.7 miles