Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire, on London's northern border, is a predominantly rural county. The countryside is broken up by several market towns like Hertford and Hitchin, large towns like Watford and Stevenage, one cathedral city in St Albans, and dozens of smaller villages.Places of Interest
Highlights include Knebworth House and Welwyn Roman Baths.
Knebworth House
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Knebworth House is an English country house in the parish of Knebworth in Hertfordshire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building. Its gardens are also listed Grade II* on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. Knebworth House is situated 3 miles northeast of Hertfordshire.
Welwyn Roman Baths
Archaeological site
Photo: Philip White, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Welwyn Roman Baths are a Roman ruin preserved under the A1 just north of modern-day Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England. The baths were a small part of the Dicket Mead villa, which was originally built in the 3rd century AD.
Shaw’s Corner
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Welwyn Garden City and Ayot St Lawrence.
Welwyn Garden City
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Welwyn Garden City is a town in Hertfordshire, England. It was the second "garden city" in England, and one of the first "new towns". It is unique in being both a garden city and a new town and exemplifies the physical, social and cultural planning ideals of the periods in which it was built.
Ayot St Lawrence
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Ayot St Lawrence is a small village in Hertfordshire. It lies between Harpenden and Welwyn Garden City. It is mainly known as the home of George Bernard Shaw from 1906 until his death in 1950.
Harpenden
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Harpenden is a town in Hertfordshire near the border of Bedfordshire. It is between and near to the city of St Albans and Luton. Primarily a residential community, in the outside of the London commuter belt, but if passing through, there are interesting sights and pleasant places to be enjoyed in this town.
Hertfordshire
- Also known as: “County of Hertfordshire” and “Herts”
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.8333° or 51° 50′ northLongitude
-0.25° or 0° 15′ westPopulation
1,180,000Elevation
351 feet (107 metres)Abbreviation
“HRT”Open location code
9C3XRQM2+82GeoNames ID
2647043
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Hertfordshire” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “هارتفوردشير”
- Azerbaijani: “Hartfordşir”
- Bulgarian: “Хартфордшър”
- Chinese: “赫特福德郡”
- Georgian: “ჰერტფორდშირი”
- Hebrew: “הרטפורדשייר”
- Hindi: “हर्टफ़र्डशायर”
- Japanese: “ハートフォードシャー”
- Korean: “하트퍼드셔 주”
- Latin: “Hertfordiensis comitatus”
- Latvian: “Hārtfordšīra”
- Lithuanian: “Hartfordšyras”
- Marathi: “हर्टफर्डशायर”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Heortfordscīr”
- Persian: “هرتفوردشر”
- Russian: “Хартфордшир”
- Serbian: “Хартфордшир”
- Thai: “ฮาร์ตฟอร์ดเชอร์”
- Ukrainian: “Гартфордшир”
- Urdu: “ہارٹفورڈشائر”
- Welsh: “Swydd Hertford”
- Western Panjabi: “ہرٹفورڈشائر”
- Yiddish: “הארטפארדשיר”
- Yue Chinese: “赫福郡”
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Notable Places Nearby
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