 | The historic market town of Bishop's Stortford is located in rural Hertfordshire and sits on the border with the county of Essex. This is a great place to visit, with a fabulous collection of 16th and 17th Century architecture to view, including a number of old inns made famous from the town's days as an important staging post.
Situated between London and Cambridge, and just seven miles from London's Stansted Airport, Bishop's Stortford is an excellent base from which to explore the wider area.
This town has a long and interesting history, with evidence showing that man lived in this region 250,000 years ago. Unusually Stortford is not named after the river, but, in fact, the river is most likely named after the town.
A famous son of the town is Cecil Rhodes, who was the founder of Rhodesia, later to become Zimbabwe. He was the seventh child of St Michael's Church vicar in Bishop's Stortford. Born in 1853, he resided at Nettleswell House: now home to the Rhodes Memorial Museum.
While in the town you should also visit St Michael's Church. This large church, with its 56-metre high spire, can be seen for miles around. Another place to visit is Bishop's Stortford's local history museum run by the Bishop's Stortford and District Local History Society. |
