About little Hallingbury
Just off the M11 and on the border of Hertfordshire & Essex, is the fine village of Little Hallingbury, a few miles south of Great Hallingbury. The pretty village lies near Bishops Stortford, between the River Stort and Hatfield Forest (to the north is a designated Royal Hunting Forest), the area has spectacular paths to explore by foot, cycling or horse riding. The church is that of St Mary the Virgin.

There is much on offer here for the visitor, with eateries and 2 pubs, including a marina. Built in 1874, Little Hallingbury Mill is a guesthouse/restaurant today, on the banks of the River Stort and often used for conferences and weddings too. Stansted Inn is not far from Elsenham golf centre, Mounfichet Castle, Audley End House (with one of Capability Browns most prestigious gardens) and Duxford War Museum (aircraft) close by. See our Attractions page for more details.
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Stansted or Stanstead?
Stansted takes its name from Stansted Mountfitchet, a small village just to the north east of the town of Bishops Stortford.

Many People, including locals often confuse spelling Stansted with Stanstead, so which is the correct spelling? and where did the name Stansted come from? According to Wikipedia, Stansted Airport was originally Stansted Mountfitchet Airfield, used by both the RAF and USAAF, but over the years became known simply as Stansted.

During the Second World War, the US Air Force continued to develop the airfield near the village. After the war ended, it was subsequently taken over by the Government and developed as a commercial airport. Today, BAA Stansted Airport is accessible by road from Junction 8 of the M11 motorway, near Bishop's Stortford and direct by train from London Liverpool Street.

Another reason why people confuse the spelling of Stansted is due to the word Instead and many people subconsciously 'correct' the spelling of Stansted to Stanstead.

Stansted was a Saxon settlement (the name means 'stony place' in Saxon) and pre-dates the Norman invasion of England, although it was not until this invasion that it inherited the suffix Mountfitchet from the Norman baron who settled there. A small remnant of his castle remains, around which a reconstruction of an early Norman castle has been built. Believed to have been fortified originally in the Iron Age, and subsequently by the Romans and Vikings, construction of the Norman castle began in 1066.

The village also boasts the House on the Hill Toy Museum, which is the largest toy museum in Europe. Located next to Mountfitchet castle, it opened in 1991 and holds over 80,000 toys, mostly from the 1950s to the 1980s. Stansted Mountfitchet also boasts a working windmill built in 1787 which is situated in the village, and is open to the public once a month.

Source: adapted from Wikipedia

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