Buntingford is a tiny market community as well as civil church in the area of East Hertfordshire and county of Hertfordshire in England. It lies on the River Rib as well as on the Roman road Ermine Street. As a result of its location, it grew generally as a hosting post with several mentoring inns as well as has an 18th-century one-cell jail referred to as The Cage, by the ford at the end of Church Street. It has a population of 4,820. The town additionally has an annual firework display at The Bury, presented by Buntingford Town Football Club. It is Hertfordshire's tiniest community. The Prime Meridian passes to the east of Buntingford. The town has many Georgian as well as medieval buildings, such as Buntingford almshouses, Buntingford Manor House as well as the Red House. Buntingford was a stop-over on what was the primary route between London and Cambridge, now the A10. Because of its worth as a traveler town in the last few years, the town has actually grown substantially in the past few years, [when?] one of the most recognizable recent addition being the "Bovis Estate" (c. 1990), informally called after the housing firm that built there; its main road is Luynes Rise, named as a result of the town's twinning with Luynes (near Tours) in France. Other real estate estates are: Freman Drive, Vicarage Road, Snells Mead, Downhall Ley, Monks Walk, and Kingfisher Park. Just recently, the town has actually grown even more with further new developments, especially: The Village, Meadow Vale, Knights Walk & The Maples. The population of Buntingford is expected to rise by 1,500 to 6,500 inhabitants by 2021, noting the largest duration of advancement considering that the 1960s when the former Sainsbury's depot site was constructed and also housing estates to support brand-new employees were constructed.