Buntingford is a tiny market community and also civil church in the area of East Hertfordshire and also area of Hertfordshire in England. It lies on the River Rib and on the Roman road Ermine Street. As a result of its area, it grew generally as a staging message with several coaching inns and has an 18th-century one-cell prison called 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 screen at The Bury, presented by Buntingford Town Football Club. It is Hertfordshire's tiniest community. The Prime Meridian passes to the eastern of Buntingford. The community has several Georgian and medieval structures, such as Buntingford almshouses, Buntingford Manor House and the Red House. Buntingford was a stop-over on what was the primary route between London and also Cambridge, currently the A10. As a result of its value as a traveler community in the last few years, the community has actually grown considerably in the past few years, [when?] one of the most recognizable recent addition being the "Bovis Estate" (c. 1990), informally called after the real estate firm that created there; its main road is Luynes Rise, named because of the community's twinning with Luynes (near Tours) in France. Other real estate estates are: Freman Drive, Vicarage Road, Snells Mead, Downhall Ley, Monks Walk, as well as Kingfisher Park. Lately, the town has actually expanded better with more brand-new advancements, especially: The Village, Meadow Vale, Knights Walk & The Maples. The population of Buntingford is anticipated to climb by 1,500 to 6,500 occupants by 2021, noting the largest period of advancement since the 1960s when the former Sainsbury's depot website was built and also housing estates to support brand-new workers were built.