22 Facts About Bishops Stortford

Bishop's Bishops Stortford is a historic market town in Hertfordshire, England, just west of the M11 motorway on the county boundary with Essex, 27 miles north-east of central London, and 35 miles by rail from Liverpool Street station.

Bishops Stortford was on the line of the Roman Road, Stane Street, which ran from St Albans to Colchester via Braughing.

At the start of the early modern period in the mid 15th century, Bishops Stortford was a primarily agricultural community, but had acquired a tanning industry.

Bishops Stortford continued to grow as a comutter town from the second half of the 20th century onwards, spurred by the construction of the M11 motorway, Stansted Airport, as well as rail links to London and Cambridge.

Bishops Stortford's population exceeded the county town of Hertford in the 1961 census, even though Bishops Stortford's average population growth slowed to 1.

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Proportion of Bishop's Bishops Stortford residents reporting having been born in the United Kingdom was 87.

Bishops Stortford recorded a significantly higher proportion of European Union-born residents than either East Hertfordshire or England.

Bishops Stortford was succeeded by Julie Marson in the 2019 general election.

In December 2011 the Conservative council of Bishop's Bishops Stortford voted 13 to 3 in favour of cancelling its twinned status with Friedberg in der Wetterau in Germany and Villiers-sur-Marne in France.

Bishop's Bishops Stortford has three tiers of local government at parish, district, and county level: Bishop's Bishops Stortford Town Council, East Hertfordshire District Council, and Hertfordshire County Council.

The parish of Bishop's Bishops Stortford was declared to be a local government district with effect from 25 December 1866, and the local board held its first meeting at the corn exchange on 23 February 1867.

Bishop's Bishops Stortford is well positioned in relation to the UK's most dynamic economies.

Bishops Stortford is considered the Principal Town Centre in East Hertfordshire by East Hertfordshire District Council's District Plan, serving as a destination for visitors from beyond the town.

Bishop's Bishops Stortford has a local newspaper, the Bishop's Bishops Stortford Independent based at 12 North Street, which has been the home of publishing in the town since 1861.

Bishop's Bishops Stortford owes its continued growth to developments in transport.

Bishop's Bishops Stortford is one of the 42 locations bidding for the headquarters of Great British Railways.

Bishop's Bishops Stortford is served by cycle routes on regional networks and the National Cycle Network.

The section between Sawbridgeworth and Bishop's Bishops Stortford is in development, but when completed, the route will provide a direct, non-stop connection from Bishop's Bishops Stortford to the Lea Valley and King's Lynn .

Bishop's Bishops Stortford Circular Ride is a recreational cycle route on country lanes to the north of the town.

All of the state primary schools in Bishops Stortford have nurseries attached, while all of the state secondaries have sixth forms.

Bishop's Bishops Stortford Cricket Club play their home matches at Cricket Field Lane, which is a home venue for Hertfordshire County Cricket Club.

Bishops Stortford has grown around the River Stort valley, with the town centre lying about 60 metres above sea level, rising to over 100 metres above sea level on the eastern and western margins of the town.