Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire, on London's northern border, is a predominantly rural county. The countryside is broken up by several market towns like and , large towns like and , one cathedral city in , and dozens of smaller villages.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include St Albans and Watford.

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is an cathedral city to the north of , in the county of Hertfordshire. Its rich Roman and Medieval history means it is much more worth a visit than the typical commuter suburb.

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is a large town in Hertfordshire, a few miles from the Greater London boundary. It is around 20 minutes from central London using National Rail trains, and slightly longer on the London Underground and Overground networks.

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is a town in the county of Hertfordshire, in the south east of England, around 32 miles north of central London. The town is well known for being the first ever 'new town'; new towns were a series of towns built near London after World War II.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Hertford and Welwyn Garden City.

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is the county town of Hertfordshire in England and has a population of around 29,000 in 2021. It was the birthplace of Samuel Stone, who is credited with being the founder of , Connecticut.

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is a town in Hertfordshire, . 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.

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is a town in the Dacorum district of Hertfordshire, England. It is located 24 miles north-west of ; nearby towns and cities include , and .

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is a town of 34,000 people in Hertfordshire. Letchworth was the first city built under the "Garden City" plan to combine the best elements of city and country living.

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is a town in the county of Hertfordshire 20 mi north of . It is perhaps best known as the location of House, an historic stately home with strong royal connections that include Queen Elizabeth I.

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is a town with 33,350 inhabitants in 2011 35 mi miles north of in the county of Hertfordshire. is an old market town first mentioned 1,000 years ago.

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is an historic market town of 18,500 people in Hertfordshire in , UK. It is about 30 miles north of .

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Bishop's Stortford is an historic market town in Hertfordshire. The historic core of Stortford is covered by a Conservation Area, with 105 heritage-listed buildings.

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is a town in Hertfordshire. The site has been occupied since at least 4000 BC. The Romans had a settlement at . is said to be one of the oldest continuously occupied sites in Europe. It has become a commuting town for London.

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is a commuter town of 12,000 people in Hertfordshire, . It site in a gap passing through the Chiltern Hills, classed as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is 30 miles from central London within the London commuter belt.

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is a small town in Hertfordshire, its hinterland includes Chorleywood and the largely suburban Maple Cross.

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is a town in Hertfordshire near the border of . It is between and near to the city of and . Primarily a residential community, in the outside of the commuter belt, but if passing through, there are interesting sights and pleasant places to be enjoyed in this town.

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is a town of 22,000 people in Hertfordshire. It was founded in the 13th century. It borders the northern part of metropolitan and is today very much in the city's commuter belt. The town is surrounded by Green Belt countryside.

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is a small market town in Hertfordshire, where the Icknield Way meets the Ermine Street Roman road. It lies around 13 mi south-west of Cambridge and 13 mi north-east of Letchworth.

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is a historic village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England, 21 miles northwest of central London on the southern edge of the Chiltern Hills and now part of the London commuter belt.

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and its neighbouring village of Elstree, both in Hertfordshire, are home to Elstree Studios, BBC Elstree Centre and Sky Studios Elstree. They lie to the north of and in .

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is a market town of 5,000 people in Hertfordshire. The town has many Georgian and medieval buildings, such as almshouses, Manor House and the Red House.

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is a large village and civil parish in the English county of Hertfordshire. The only Englishman ever to have become pope, Pope Adrian IV, was born here as Nicholas Breakspear around the year 1100.

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is a town with a population of 10,615 in Hertfordshire. The River Ivel rises north of the town from springs.

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is a small village in Hertfordshire. It lies between and . It is mainly known as the home of George Bernard Shaw from 1906 until his death in 1950.

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is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England. It is located 3 miles from , 4 miles from and 5 miles from . The civil parish had a population of 6,913 according to the 2011 Census.

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is a village and civil parish in south central Hertfordshire. It is a satellite village of St Albans, where some villagers travel to work and shop. As of 2011 it had a population of 9,500 residents.

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is a village and civil parish in the North Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It lies 3 miles north-west of the town of , and adjoins the border with . At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 1,452.

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is a village in Hertfordshire, southeast England, known for its . It is also a waypoint used in air navigation.

Hertfordshire

Latitude of center
51.8297° or 51° 49′ 47″ north
Longitude of center
-0.217° or 0° 13′ 1″ west
Population
1,180,000
Elevation
236 feet (72 metres)
Geo­Names ID
11609037
Wiki­data ID
Q3410
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Hertfordshire” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Hertfordshire”
  • Arabic: “هارتفوردشير”
  • Aragonese: “Hertfordshire”
  • Armenian: “Հարթֆորդշիր”
  • Armenian: “Հարթֆորշիր”
  • Asturian: “Hertfordshire”
  • Azerbaijani: “Hartfordşir”
  • Balinese: “Hertfordshire”
  • Basque: “Hertfordshire”
  • Belarusian: “Гартфардшыр”
  • Belarusian: “Гэртфардшыр”
  • Belarusian: “Хартфардшыр”
  • Bengali: “হার্টফোর্ডশায়ার”
  • Breton: “Hertfordshire”
  • Bulgarian: “Хартфордшър”
  • Catalan: “Hertfordshire”
  • Cebuano: “Hertfordshire”
  • Chinese: “Hertfordshire”
  • Chinese: “赫特福德郡”
  • Chinese: “赫福郡”
  • Cornish: “Hertfordshire”
  • Czech: “Hertfordshire”
  • Danish: “Hertfordshire”
  • Dutch: “Hertfordshire”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “هارتفوردشير”
  • Esperanto: “Hertfordshire”
  • Estonian: “Hertfordshire”
  • Finnish: “Hertfordshire”
  • French: “Hertfordshire”
  • Galician: “Hertfordshire”
  • Georgian: “ჰერტფორდშირი”
  • German: “Hertfordshire”
  • Greek: “Χέρτφορντσιρ”
  • Gujarati: “હર્ટફોર્ડશાયર”
  • Hebrew: “הרטפורדשייר”
  • Hindi: “हर्टफ़र्डशायर”
  • Hungarian: “Hertfordshire”
  • Hungarian: “Herts”
  • Icelandic: “Hertfordshire”
  • Ido: “Hertfordshire”
  • Indonesian: “Hertfordshire”
  • Interlingua: “Hertfordshire”
  • Irish: “Hertfordshire”
  • Italian: “Hertfordshire”
  • Japanese: “ハートフォードシャー”
  • Kannada: “ಹರ್ಟ್ಫೋರ್ಡ್ಶೈರ್”
  • Korean: “하트퍼드셔주”
  • Kurdish: “Hertfordshire”
  • Ladin: “Hertfordshire”
  • Latin: “Hertfordiensis comitatus”
  • Latvian: “Hārtfordšīra”
  • Lithuanian: “Hartfordšyras”
  • Luxembourgish: “Hertfordshire”
  • Macedonian: “Хартфордшир”
  • Manx: “Hertfordshire”
  • Marathi: “हर्टफर्डशायर”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Hertfordshire”
  • Mirandese: “Hertfordshire”
  • Northern Frisian: “Hertfordshire”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hertfordshire”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hertfordshire”
  • Norwegian: “Hertfordshire”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Hertfordshire”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Heortfordscīr”
  • Ossetian: “Хартфордшир”
  • Persian: “هرتفوردشایر”
  • Persian: “هرتفوردشر”
  • Polish: “Hertfordshire”
  • Portuguese: “Hertfordshire”
  • Romanian: “Hertfordshire”
  • Russian: “Хартфордшир”
  • Scots: “Hertfordshire”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Siorrachd Hertford”
  • Serbian: “Хартфордшир”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Hertfordshire”
  • Sicilian: “Hertfordshire”
  • Slovak: “Hertfordshire”
  • Slovenian: “Hertfordshire”
  • Spanish: “Hertfordshire”
  • Swedish: “Hertfordshire”
  • Tajik: “Ҳартфордшир”
  • Tamil: “ஹெர்ட்போர்டஷிர்”
  • Tatar: “Һартфордшир”
  • Telugu: “హెర్ట్ ఫర్డ్ షైర్”
  • Thai: “ฮาร์ตฟอร์ดเชอร์”
  • Turkish: “Hertfordshire”
  • Ukrainian: “Гартфордшир”
  • Urdu: “ہارٹفورڈشائر”
  • Urdu: “ہرٹفورڈشائر”
  • Venetian: “contea de Hertford”
  • Vietnamese: “Hertfordshire”
  • Volapük: “Hertfordshire”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Hertfordshire”
  • Welsh: “Swydd Hertford”
  • Western Frisian: “Hertfordshire”
  • Western Panjabi: “ہرٹفورڈشائر”
  • Wu Chinese: “赫特福德郡”
  • Yiddish: “הארטפארדשיר”
  • Yue Chinese: “赫福郡”

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