Shire Hall
The Shire Hall is a municipal building in Fore Street, Hertford, the county town of Hertfordshire, England. The building, which currently serves as a Magistrates' Court, is a Grade I listed building.Photo: Melvyn Cousins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Courthouse
- Description: Grade I listed building in East Hertfordshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Shire Hall, Hertford”
- Address: Market Place, Hertford, SG14 1DQ
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hertford Museum and The Salisbury Arms.
Hertford Museum
Museum
Hertford Museum is a local museum in Hertford, the county town of Hertfordshire, England. The museum first opened in 1903 and is located in a 17th-century town house with a Jacobean-style knot garden. Hertford Museum is situated 360 feet north of Shire Hall.
Hertford Castle
Castle
Hertford Castle is a Norman era castle built beside the River Lea in Hertford, the county town of Hertfordshire, England. Most of the internal buildings of the structure have been demolished. Hertford Castle is situated 810 feet southwest of Shire Hall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hertford and Horns Mill.
Hertford
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hertford 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 Hartford, Connecticut.
Bengeo
Suburb
Photo: Gandalf61, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bengeo is a suburb of Hertford, in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. Bengeo lies on the north bank of the River Beane, which separates it from the rest of Hertford.
Shire Hall
- Categories: administrative building, building, and government building
- Location: East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.79625° or 51° 47′ 47″ northLongitude
-0.07752° or 0° 4′ 39″ westLevels
2Height
43 feet (13 metres)Open location code
9C3XQWWC+GXOpenStreetMap ID
way 11008429OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=courthouseOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q17528941
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