Hadstock

{{Short description|Village in Essex, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Infobox UK place

|official_name= Hadstock

|static_image_name= Hadstock_village_sign.jpg

|static_image_caption= Hadstock village sign

|coordinates = {{coord|52.080|0.272|display=inline,title}}

|os_grid_reference= TL558448

|label_position= bottom

|population= 332

|population_ref= (2011 Census)

|civil_parish= Hadstock

|shire_district= Uttlesford

|shire_county= Essex

|region= East of England

|country= England

|constituency_westminster= Saffron Walden

|post_town= Cambridge

|postcode_district= CB21

|postcode_area= CB

|dial_code= 01223

}}

Hadstock is a village in Essex, England, about {{convert|6|mi|km|0}} from Saffron Walden. It is on the county boundary with Cambridgeshire and about {{convert|9|mi|km}} from Cambridge. The 2001 Census recorded a parish population of 320,

[http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=794680&c=hadstock&d=16&e=15&g=447088&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1300011982382&enc=1&dsFamilyId=781 Office for National Statistics: 2001 Census]. Retrieved 13 March 2011. increasing to 332 at the 2011 Census.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11124112&c=CB10+1XQ&d=16&e=62&g=6426276&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1443203740803&enc=1|title=Parish population 2011|accessdate=25 September 2015|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}

The Church of England parish church of Saint Botolph has the oldest door still in use in Great Britain. The oldest parts of the church are thought to date from about AD 1020. Since that time, the church has received many additions and undergone several renovations.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}

On the outskirts of the village is a disused airfield that was used in World War II. While the official name for the airfield became RAF Little Walden, it was originally named after the village of Hadstock.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}

From 1951 until at least 1968 Hadstock boasted the only mounted Scout troop in Britain. It was led by Dr. Jock Dawson.{{Cite news |date=14 June 1968 |title=Britain's only mounted Scout troop |work=Independent Press |pages=9}}

Hadstock has a silver band.[http://www.hadstockband.org.uk Hadstock Silver Band]