| Hunton Bridge | |
|---|---|
  Hunton Bridge Location within Hertfordshire | |
| Population | 327 (1991 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TL067030 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KINGS LANGLEY |
| Postcode district | WD4 |
| Dialling code | 01923 |
| Police | Hertfordshire |
| Fire | Hertfordshire |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Hunton Bridge is a small settlement near Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England, with a historic royal connection. Its population in the 1991 Census was 327.[1] It is in the Three Rivers population of Langleybury.
Hunton Bridge enjoyed its greatest prosperity during 1810–26, when the Sparrows Herne Turnpike ran through the village. Prior to that date the turnpike had run along Gypsy Lane and Upper Highway. In 1810 it was rerouted along Old Mill Lane to the village, and up the hill to reconnect with Upper Highway. By 1826 the presence of the canal and the works associated with it had dried out the bottom land sufficiently for the turnpike to be rerouted along what is now the A41 avoiding the climb up Hunton Bridge Hill.
Today the village is situated between the M25 London orbital motorway and a spur of the motorway leading to Watford. The A41 trunk road runs just west of the village. The Hunton Bridge filling station just off the Watford spur (Junction 19 of the M25) is a local landmark.
- ^ a b "Fact file: Hunton Bridge". Hertfordshire.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2007.