Hatfield Hotels

Hatfield is the village of Hatfield was first known as Hetfelle and then became known as when around 970 King Edgar gave 5,000 acres to the monastery of Ely. No records remain from this time until 1226 when Henry III granted the Bishops of Ely rights to an annual four-day fair and a weekly market.Old Hatfield retains many historic buildings notably the Old Palace, St.Etheldredas Church and Hatfield House.The Old Palace was built by the Bishop of Ely, Cardinal Morton, in 1497 during the reign of Henry VII and the only surviving wing is still used today for Elizabethan Banquets. St. Etheldredas Church was founded by the monks from Ely and the first wooden church, built in 1285, was probably sited where the existing building stands overlooking the Old Town