Little Gaddesden

Little Gaddesden
Saint Peter and Saint Paul's church at Little Gaddesden
Little Gaddesden is located in Hertfordshire
Little Gaddesden
Little Gaddesden
Location within Hertfordshire
Population1,125 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSP997127
Civil parish
  • Little Gaddesden[2]
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBerkhamsted
Postcode districtHP4
Dialling code01442[3]
PoliceHertfordshire
FireHertfordshire
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Hertfordshire
51°48′17″N 00°33′14″W / 51.80472°N 0.55389°W / 51.80472; -0.55389

Little Gaddesden (pronounced /lɪtl ɡædzdən/) is a village and civil parish in the borough of Dacorum, Hertfordshire 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Berkhamsted. As well as Little Gaddesden village (population 694), the parish contains the settlements of Ashridge (population 53), Hudnall (population 139), and part of Ringshall (population 81).[4] The total population at the 2011 Census was 1,125.[5]

Little Gaddesden is an area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB) and a conservation area protected by the National Trust.

Little Gaddesden and the surrounding area of the Ashridge Estate is owned and managed by the National Trust. This area has been used in many films, notably: First Knight, Stardust,[6] the Harry Potter series,[6] Son of Rambow,[7] Robin Hood starring Russell Crowe,[8] and more recently Fast & Furious 9: The Fast Saga.

TV programmes filmed here include the Netflix biographical drama The Crown, Marchlands, Midsomer Murders,[6] Lewis, Cranford,[9] and a Jamie Oliver advertisement for Sainsbury's.[10]

There is a vigorous community life with over 25 different clubs and societies.[11]

Local residents are kept updated on events in Little Gaddesden through The Gaddesden Diary, published seasonally. The Parish News also provides a further summary.

  1. ^ "hertsdirect.org Population and household counts for Hertfordshire settlements - 2001 census". 10 March 2007. Archived from the original on 10 March 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Parish Council".
  3. ^ "Little Gaddesden Telephone Code. Little Gaddesden Area Code". www.ukphoneinfo.com. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  4. ^ Population figures are taken from Hertfordshire County Council: Population and household counts for Hertfordshire settlements - 2001 census.
  5. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  6. ^ a b c "The Gaddesdens: Midsomer murders and a monastery". Hertfordshire Life. 26 July 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Son of Rambow finds action in Hertfordshire!". BBC. 1 April 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Robin Hood (2010) - Filming & Production". IMDb. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Cranford (TV Series 2007-2010) - Filming & Production". IMDb. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  10. ^ "VIDEO: Jamie Oliver in TV advert filming". Hemel Today. Hemel Gazette. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  11. ^ "The Gaddesden Society | Clubs". www.littlegaddesden.org.uk. Retrieved 14 October 2018.