Stanstead St Margarets

Stanstead St Margarets
Marina on the River Lea Navigation
Stanstead St Margarets
Location within Hertfordshire
Population1,576 (Parish, 2021)
OS grid referenceTL3711
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWARE
Postcode districtSG12
Dialling code01920
PoliceHertfordshire
FireHertfordshire
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament

Stanstead St Margarets, often abbreviated to just St Margarets, is a village and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It is located halfway between the towns of Hoddesdon and Ware. It lies on the west bank of the River Lea, which separates it from Stanstead Abbotts on the east bank. Stanstead St Margarets is now classed as part of the Stanstead Abbotts built up area by the Office for National Statistics, and has Stanstead Abbotts postal addresses. It is served by St Margarets railway station. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 1,576.