An ancient market town, Bishop’s Stortford was originally known as Estereferd. The town acquired its prefix ‘Bishop’s’ when sold to the Bishops of London in around 1060, with the eventual corruption of Estereferd to Stortford, thus giving the town its present name.

Having developed as a thriving market town, it became a popular staging post on mail coach routes between London and both Cambridge and Newmarket. The opening of the Stort Navigation in 1769 also contributed to the prosperity of the town.

Bishop’s Stortford has continued to evolve, whilst maintaining its identity as a traditional market town, and the retention of over 90 acres of parks and open spaces into the centre of the town from the surrounding green belt continues to safeguard the quality of life of its citizens.

Archers Place is just minutes from the M11, with its connections north to Cambridge and the A14, or south to the M25, just 12 miles away, and the heart of London, whilst the A120 provides fast easy access to Chelmsford and the east. Rail travellers are well catered for, with fast frequent trains from Bishop’s Stortford station, just over 200 yards away, to London Liverpool Street in as little as 40 minutes. International travellers have the benefit of Stansted Airport, just 3 miles away, with hundreds of destinations worldwide.