Sarratt

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Village in Hertfordshire, England

title: "Sarratt" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["three-rivers-district", "villages-in-hertfordshire", "civil-parishes-in-hertfordshire"] description: "Village in Hertfordshire, England" topic_path: "general/three-rivers-district" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarratt" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village in Hertfordshire, England ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]

Field	Value
country	England
static_image_name	HolyCrossSarratt.JPG
static_image_caption	Church of the Holy Cross, Sarratt
coordinates
official_name	Sarratt
population	924
population_ref	(2001 census)
1,849 (2011 Census)
shire_district	Three Rivers
shire_county	Hertfordshire
region	East of England
constituency_westminster	South West Hertfordshire
post_town	Rickmansworth
postcode_district	WD3
postcode_area	WD
dial_code	01923
os_grid_reference	TQ045994
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| country = England | static_image_name = HolyCrossSarratt.JPG | static_image_caption = Church of the Holy Cross, Sarratt | coordinates = | official_name= Sarratt | population = 924 | population_ref = (2001 census) 1,849 (2011 Census) | shire_district= Three Rivers | shire_county = Hertfordshire | region= East of England | constituency_westminster= South West Hertfordshire | post_town= Rickmansworth | postcode_district = WD3 | postcode_area= WD | dial_code= 01923 | os_grid_reference= TQ045994 Sarratt is both a village and a civil parish in Three Rivers District, Hertfordshire, England. It is situated 4 mi north of Rickmansworth on high ground near the county boundary with Buckinghamshire. The chalk stream, the River Chess, rising just north of Chesham in the Chiltern Hills, passes through Sarratt Bottom in the valley to the west of the village to join the River Colne in Rickmansworth. The conditions offered by the river are perfect for the cultivation of watercress. Sarratt has the only commercially operating watercress farm in Hertfordshire. The valley to the east of Sarratt is dry.

Church and chapel

The parish church of Sarratt is the Church of the Holy Cross. Founded , construction is flint-and-brick built with, reputedly, reused Roman tiles.

From the 17th century a large linear village developed nearly 1 mi away. Nowadays, this area is referred to as Sarratt Green and the area around the church is known as Church End. The village also included a Baptist Chapel and an independent Providence Mission Hall; both closed and converted into private residences.

Motorway

When the M25 London orbital motorwaywidened in 2011 to eight lanes (four each way). Where it passes Sarratt, it is less than 1 mi distant at its nearest point, the bridge carrying Sarratt Road.

Junction 18 (M25) is on the Chorleywood Road (the A404) only 2 mi by road from the village.

Schools

Sarratt's Church of England school, situated near the junction of Church Lane and The Green, is the village's primary school with 160170 pupils. In December 2015 Ofsted inspected the school and judged it to be good across the board, having been rated inadequate since December 2014.

Sarratt Ducklings, an independent pre-school for children aged from 2 to 4, located in the grounds of Sarratt Primary School, is a registered charity. It was judged outstanding by Ofsted in 2015.

Fiction and filming

In some of the early novels of John le Carré, Sarratt is the location of a fictional agent-training school and interrogation centre for the British foreign intelligence service, which is nicknamed 'the Nursery'. Le Carré and Mikhail Lyubimov, a former KGB colonel, contributed to a book published by Village Books in 1999 as a fund-raiser for village charities titled, Sarratt and the Draper of Watford.

Sarratt has been used as a location in television and film productions, including:

Murder Most Foul (1964 film) with Margaret Rutherford as Miss Marple
Tightrope (ATV, 1971) children's espionage series written by Victor Pemberton
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994 film)
The Demon Headmaster (BBC TV) second series of children's drama series
Just William (BBC TV) children's drama series
The Woman In Black (1989 film)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011 film)
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie (2014 film)
All the Money in the World (2017 film)

Notable people

Sydney Valentine, actor, lived at Pear Tree Cottage, Sarratt.

Freedom of the Parish

People and military units who have received the Freedom of the Parish of Sarratt.

Carol Chorley: 10 December 2019.

References

"All people in Settlements in Hertfordshire". [[Office for National Statistics]].
"Civil Parish 2011". Office for National Statistics.
"Village farmer only one still growing the salad leaf with health benefits".
"Victoria County History". British History Online.
"The Foundation of Holy Cross".
(31 March 2019). "Find an inspection report and registered childcare".
"Headteacher of Sarratt Church of England School says the future is 'very exciting' after the school was taken out of special measures".
(19 November 2019). "Find an inspection report and registered childcare".
"Pre-school rated as 'outstanding' by education watchdog".
Clark, Jessica}}{{failed verification. (October 2022). "Starry-eyed Sarratt".
(January 2018). "Sarratt And The Draper Of Watford and Other Unlikely Stories About Sarratt". Nigel Williams Rare Books.
"Titles with location 'Sarratt, Hertfordshire'". The Internet Movie Database (IMDb).
[[Sydney Paxton]], "An Appreciation", quoted in Edward Rollinson, ''Sydney Valentine 1865-1919: An Actor's Actor'' (Sarratt, 1996), {{ISBN. 9780952389705, at pp. 1-5
"Freedom of the Parish for Carol".
(19 December 2019). "RECOGNITION: Carol awarded Freedom of the Parish by Sarratt council".

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