Henham Parish History

Henham is a village of about 1,500 people settled long before the Domesday Book of 1085. It is situated about five miles north east of Bishops Stortford in the English county of Essex. Expansion of the village, development of Stansted Airport and proposed building of a nearby new town would change Henham immeasurably. Here we try to record the village as it was, as it is now, unless or before it is lost. Formerly known as Henham on the Hill, the parish also includes the two hamlets of Little Henham and Pledgdon (or Prison Green).