In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Stapleford like this:

STAPLEFORD, a parish in the district and county of Hertford; 2¾ miles N of Hertford r. station. It has a post-office under Hertford. Acres, 1,319. Real property, £1,622. Pop., 226. Houses, 45. The property is all in one estate. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £280.* Patron, A Smith, Esq. The church was repaired and enlarged in 1852. There is a national school.

Stapleford through time

Stapleford is now part of EAST HERTFORDSHIRE District. Click here for graphs and data of how EAST HERTFORDSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Stapleford itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Stapleford, in East Hertfordshire and Hertfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5834

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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