The village was a possession of the Bishops of London before the Norman Conquest, and it appears in the Domesday Book as "Hadham".

The village had a railway station on the Buntingford single track branch line, which closed in 1965 under the Beeching Axe.

[12] Peter Townsend, a noted Battle of Britain pilot later romantically linked to Princess Margaret, married his first wife, Rosemary Pawle, in St. Andrew's in 1941.

The Parish's many Grade II Star Listed buildings include The Lordship, The Red House, Yew Tree Farmhouse and Much Hadham Palace, the site of a residence of the Bishops of London.

In December 2005, thieves stole a 1970 bronze of a reclining figure from the site,[15] which was melted and sold for scrap metal.

Legend has it that the inn is connected to St. Andrew's by a tunnel, possibly built during the time of Oliver Cromwell as an escape route for the clergy.

[20] Outside the village of Much Hadham in the hamlet of Perry Green there is St. Elizabeth's School and residence for children and young adults with epilepsy, established in 1903, the second largest employer in the District.

The Henry Moore Foundation in Perry Green houses a large collection of the artist's work.

The village has the charitable Sports Association which runs the publicly owned Recreation Ground and facilities.

There is an infants' playground and a newly refurbished sports pavilion completed in 2015, used by the village football team and for social events.

The village has a football team and Tennis and Bowls Clubs are open to anyone to join for an annual fee, all on the Recreation Ground.