Our village derives its name from Hean (Anglo Saxon – high) and Stige (pathway) and was described by a Mr John Peile in the mid 19thC as “a place somewhat remote” and by Olive Cook in her 1970 publication to help prevent the 3rd London airport at Nuthampstead as “ almost completely untouched by 20th century development”
Anstey is situated in rural East Hertfordshire and is made up of various hamlets called “ends.”
Anstey is not a village in which we want to have street lights, cats eyes, and parking restrictions. In years to come we hope that remote and untouched will still describe the village; and like many generations before us villagers happily get on with their lives, either on their own or within the friendship of their neighbours, church, school and pub.
