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Cottered

Cottered
St John the Baptist Church
Cottered is located in Hertfordshire
Cottered
Cottered
Location within Hertfordshire
Population623 (Parish, 2021)[1]
OS grid referenceTL3129
Civil parish
  • Cottered
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBUNTINGFORD
Postcode districtSG9
Dialling code01763
PoliceHertfordshire
FireHertfordshire
AmbulanceEast of England
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51°57′00″N 0°05′00″W / 51.95°N 0.083333°W / 51.95; -0.083333

Cottered is a village and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It lies 3 miles (5 km) west of Buntingford, its post town and 6 miles (10 km) south-east of Baldock. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 623.

Cottered is home to a Japanese garden designed in the early 20th century by Herbert Goode, at the Garden House. It is listed Grade II* on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.[2]

North of Cottered, on a private drive off Throcking Road, is Broadfield House. This was rebuilt for the poet Lady Hester Pulter (née Ley) (1605-1678), daughter of the Earl of Marlborough, and her husband Arthur Pulter.[3] Their daughter Margaret married John Forrester: their son James (d.1696) had Broadfield Hall extended, with stables designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor which are now Grade II listed.

Among those who have held the living of Cottered may be mentioned the Rev Anthony Trollope, who was grandfather of the authors Anthony Trollope and Thomas Adolphus Trollope. He was incumbent of Cottered for forty-four years and died in 1806.[4]

Cottered also has a blue plaque to the first president of the Republic of China Sun Yat-sen, who stayed at The Kennels, country home of James Cantlie.[5]

It has a football club, Cottered FC.[6]

A Manor House built in the 1400s, said to be the "oldest inhabited house in Hertfordshire", stands in Cottered. "The Lordship" is a Grade I listed building. The summary states: "Early-mid C15 (probably for John Fray who held the manor 1428-1461...), altered in early C17 ... chimney dated 1699, later modernizations ...".[7] According to a 2021 report in Country Life, the property was owned by Gwilym Lloyd George in the 1950s. The subsequent owners maintained the house well, but it was due for "some gentle updating".[8]

References

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  1. ^ "2021 Census Parish Profiles". NOMIS. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 January 2026. (To get individual parish data, use the query function on table PP002.)
  2. ^ Historic England, "The Garden House, Cottered (1000558)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 16 February 2018
  3. ^ Robson, Mark (23 September 2004), "Pulter [née Ley], Lady Hester (1605–1678), poet", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/68094, ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8, retrieved 9 January 2026{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link)
  4. ^ Victoria County History: A History of the County of Hertford: volume 3
  5. ^ Roberts, Damion (20 March 2012). "Getting to know Cottered". Hertfordshire Life. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  6. ^ "Leaguewebsite.co.uk has now closed".
  7. ^ THE LORDSHIP
  8. ^ The oldest inhabited house in Hertfordshire comes up for sale, a 15th century home with some very 21st century touches
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