| Considered a market town, Bishop's Stortford is | | | | around at the time. Then, in 1060, the Bishop of London |
| located in the eastern portion of Hertfordshire, which is | | | | - William - purchased the Stortford estate, manor |
| of course in England. It shares a border with the town | | | | included. He paid only eight pounds for the property. |
| of Essex and it is also located to the west of the well | | | | From that point on, the town became known by the |
| known M11 motor way. It is considered to be one of | | | | name Bishop's Stortford. |
| the best places to live in all of the United Kingdom. | | | | The town has gone through its share of tragedies and |
| There are about thirty five thousand people living there. | | | | controversies, including acts of arson which took place |
| It took quite a while for the town of Bishop's Stortford | | | | in the eighteen hundreds. More recently, it has been |
| to acquire any kind of significance in terms of history. In | | | | known for the shootings which took place there in |
| fact, this did not occur until the town became a Roman | | | | 2007. The fact that it is still a popular place to live |
| Settlement. Of course, this era ended with the fall of | | | | speaks well of its fortitude and the strength of its |
| the Roman Empire. By the fifth century, the town was | | | | citizens. |
| all but abandoned until the creation of a new | | | | To that end, many notable residents have either lived |
| settlement of Saxons. | | | | there or were born there. Cecil Rhodes is one of the |
| At that time, the town was actually known by the | | | | best known residents, as is Jon Thorne. Russell Brand, |
| name Esterteferde. This is likely due to the fact that a | | | | an increasingly popular comedian, used to board there. |
| family named Estere either controlled or outright | | | | James Frain lived there as a child as well. |
| owned the river ford that the town itself was based | | | | |