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For the similarly named county in the West Midlands region, see Herefordshire. The West Midlands is an official Region of England, covering the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. Constitution Herefordshire was reconstituted both as a new Non-metropolitan district (effective 19th July 1996 and as a new County comprising the area of the
Hertfordshire
Arms of Hertfordshire County Council
Motto of County Council: Trust and fear not
Image:EnglandHertfordshire.png
Geography
Status Ceremonial & Non-metropolitan county
Origin Historic
Region East of England[1]
Area
- Total
- Admin. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group A County council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a County. The ceremonial counties are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government as the Counties for the purposes of the Lieutenancies Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England. The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one The East of England is one of the nine official Regions of England. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. council		 Ranked 36th
1,643 km² (634 sq mi)
Ranked 32nd
Admin HQ Hertford
ISO 3166-2 GB-HRT
ONS code 26
NUTS 3 UKH23
Demography
Population
- Total (2006 est. This is a List of Ceremonial counties of England by Area. See also Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. This is a list of non-metropolitan counties of England by area Hertford (standard pronunciations /'hɑːtֽfəd/ and /'hɑːֽfəd/ local pronunciation /'ɑːʔֽfəd/ is the affluent County town of Hertfordshire, ISO 3166-2GB is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to the United Kingdom. The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating Census and other statistical data The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, ( NUTS) for the French nomenclature d'unités territoriales statistiques, is a Geocode In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology )
- Density
- Admin. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume council		 Ranked 16th
1,058,600
644/km² (1,668/sq mi)
Ranked 6th
Ethnicity 88. This is a List of Ceremonial counties of England by Population. This is a list of non-metropolitan counties of England by population. 8% White British
1. 7% White Irish
3. 2% White Other
1. 6% Indian
Politics
Hertfordshire County Council
Executive Conservative
Members of Parliament
Districts
Image:HertfordshireNumbered.png
  1. Three Rivers
  2. Watford
  3. Hertsmere
  4. Welwyn Hatfield
  5. Broxbourne
  6. East Hertfordshire
  7. Stevenage
  8. North Hertfordshire
  9. St Albans
  10. Dacorum

Hertfordshire (pronounced /ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r)/ listen (help·info), abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. Hertfordshire County Council is the upper-tier Local authority for the Non-metropolitan county of Hertfordshire, in England, the United The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Composition Graphical representation of the House of Commons This is a comparison of the party strengths in the British House of Commons William James Clappison, commonly known as James Clappison, (born September 14, 1956) British Politician and Barrister. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Daphne Barbara Follett (born 25 December 1942 Kingston, Jamaica as Daphne Barbara Hubbard) is a British politician - she is the Labour The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the David Michael Gauke (born 8 October 1971 British Politician. He is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Hertfordshire South West The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Oliver Heald (born December 15, 1954) British Politician and Barrister, is a Conservative Member of Parliament The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Peter Bruce Lilley (born 23 August 1943, Hayes, Kent, England) is a British Conservative Party politician who The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Anne Margaret Main (born 17 May 1957 is the Conservative MP for St Albans. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Michael Alan "Mike" Penning (born 1957 is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Hemel Hempstead. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Michael Mark Prisk (born 12 June 1962, Cornwall) is a politician in the United Kingdom. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Grant Shapps (born September 14, 1968, Watford) is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Welwyn Hatfield in the The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Charles Ashley Rupert Walker (born 11 September 1967 is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Claire Margaret Ward (born 9 May 1972 is a politician in the United Kingdom. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Politics District council Three Rivers is a Non-metropolitan district that elects one-third of its councillors at any one time three times every four years Watford (ˈwɒtfəd) is a town and district in Hertfordshire, England, situated 19 miles (30 km northwest of London History The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the former area of Bushey Urban District Business There are 600 companies in the borough with warehousing and distribution sectors being particularly well represented Footnotes Place-name meaning Stevenage may derive from Old English stiþen āc / stiōen āc / stithen ac (various Old English dialects Towns Baldock Hitchin Letchworth Royston Villages Naming The district's irregular sounding name reflects its diverse nature with two main urban areas and several villages typically districts with the status of cities are known Dacorum is a local government district and Borough in Hertfordshire, England. The ceremonial counties are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government as the Counties for the purposes of the Lieutenancies Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London The counties of England are territorial divisions of England for the purposes of administrative political and geographical demarcation The East of England is one of the nine official Regions of England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The county town is Hertford. A county town is the 'capital' of a County in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. Hertford (standard pronunciations /'hɑːtֽfəd/ and /'hɑːֽfəd/ local pronunciation /'ɑːʔֽfəd/ is the affluent County town of Hertfordshire,

The county is one of the Home Counties, and lies inland, bordered by Greater London, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire (with the borough of Luton), Cambridgeshire and Essex. " Home counties " is an informal phrase used to designate the group of counties that border or surround London, England. Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. Bedfordshire (abbreviated Beds) is a County in England that forms part of the East of England region. Luton ( is a large town in the east of England, 32 miles (51 kilometres north of London. History Cambridgeshire is noted as the site of some of the earliest known Neolithic permanent settlement in the United Kingdom, along with sites at Fengate Essex is a county in the East of England. The County town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common

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History

Main article: History of Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire was originally the area assigned to a fortress constructed at Hertford under the rule of Edward the Elder in 913. Hertfordshire was originally the area assigned to a fortress constructed at Hertford under the rule of Edward the Elder in 913. Hertford (standard pronunciations /'hɑːtֽfəd/ and /'hɑːֽfəd/ local pronunciation /'ɑːʔֽfəd/ is the affluent County town of Hertfordshire, Edward the Elder ( Old English: Ēadweard se Ieldra) (c 870 &ndash 17 July 924) was King of England (899 &ndash The name Hertford is derived from the Anglo-Saxon heort ford, meaning deer crossing (of a watercourse). A deer is a Ruminant Mammal belonging to the family Cervidae. The name Hertfordshire first appears in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in 1011. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of Annals in Old English chronicling the history of the Anglo-Saxons. Deer feature prominently in many county emblems.

The area has a history dating back to the Middle Stone Age. The Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age was a period in the development of human technology in between the Paleolithic or Old Stone Age and the Neolithic or New Stone Age It was first farmed during the Neolithic period, and permanent habitation appeared at the beginning of the Bronze Age. The Neolithic (from Greek νεολιθικός — neolithikos from νέος neos, "new" + λίθος lithos The term Bronze Age refers to a period in human cultural development when the most advanced Metalworking (at least in systematic and widespread use included techniques for This was followed by tribes settling in the area during the Iron Age. This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age for the mythological Iron Age see Ages of Man.

Following the Roman conquest of Britain in AD 43, Hertfordshire adapted quickly to the Roman way of life, and one of the new towns, Verulamium, became the third largest town in Roman Britain. This page refers to the conquest begun in AD 43 For other Roman invasions see Caesar's invasions of Britain and Carausian Revolt. Year 43 was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Verulamium was the third-largest city in Roman Britain. It was sited in the southwest of the modern city of St Albans in Hertfordshire. Roman Britain refers to those parts of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire between AD 43 and 410 After the Romans left Britain, the Anglo-Saxons occupied the area, creating their own towns, including the county town of Hertford. For their language see Anglo-Saxon language. Anglo-Saxon is the term usually used to describe the invading Tribes in the south Hertford (standard pronunciations /'hɑːtֽfəd/ and /'hɑːֽfəd/ local pronunciation /'ɑːʔֽfəd/ is the affluent County town of Hertfordshire,

The Norman conquest in 1066 reached its climax at Berkhamsted where William the Conqueror accepted the final Saxon surrender. William I of England ( 1027 His reign which brought Norman culture to England had an enormous impact on the subsequent course of England in the Middle Ages After the Norman conquest, Hertfordshire was used for some of the new Norman castles at Bishop's Stortford and at the royal residence of Berkhamsted. Bishop's Stortford is a Market town in east Hertfordshire, England, on the County boundary with Essex. Berkhamsted is a historic town of some 19000 people It is situated in the west of Hertfordshire, between the towns of Tring and Hemel Hempstead.

The Domesday Book recorded the county as having nine hundreds. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey Tring and Danais became one, Dacorum, from (Danis Corum or Danish rule harking back to a Viking not Saxon past). Tring is a small Market town in the Chiltern Hills in Hertfordshire, England. A Viking is one of the Norse ( Scandinavian Explorers Warriors Merchants, and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas The other seven were Braughing, Broadwater, Cashio, Edwinstree, Hertford, Hitchin and Odsey. Braughing (pronounced /'bɹæfɪŋ/ is a Village and Civil parish, between the rivers Quin and Rib, in the Non-metropolitan district The Liberty of St Albans was a liberty situated within Hertfordshire, but enjoying the powers of an independent County.

As London grew, Hertfordshire became conveniently close to the English capital, and much of the area was owned by the nobility and aristocracy, and this patronage helped to boost the local economy. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Nobility is a government-privileged title which may be either hereditary (see Hereditary titles) or for a lifetime Aristocracy is a form of Government, where rule is established through an internal struggle over who has the most status and influence over society and internal relations Patronage is the support encouragement privilege and often financial aid given by a person or an organization However, the greatest boost to Hertfordshire came during the Industrial Revolution, after which the population rose dramatically. The Industrial Revolution was a period in the late 18th and early 19th centuries when major changes in agriculture manufacturing and transportation had a profound effect on the In 1903, Letchworth became the world's first garden city, and Stevenage became the first town to redevelop under the New Towns Act 1946. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting For the US businessman see William Pryor Letchworth. For the New York State Park see Letchworth State Park. The garden city movement is an approach to Urban planning that was founded in 1898 by Sir Ebenezer Howard in the United Kingdom Place-name meaning Stevenage may derive from Old English stiþen āc / stiōen āc / stithen ac (various Old English dialects The New Towns Act 1946 (9 & 10 Geo VI c 68 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which allowed the government to designate areas as new towns

In 1965 under the London Government Act 1963 East Barnet Urban District and Barnet Urban District were abolished and their area was transferred to Greater London to form part of the present-day London Borough of Barnet. The London Government Act 1963 (1963 c 33 is an act of the UK parliament, which recognised officially the Conurbation known as Greater London East Barnet was a local government district in south Hertfordshire from 1863 to 1965 around the town of East Barnet Barnet was a local government district in south Hertfordshire from 1863 to 1965 around the town of Barnet. Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. The London Borough of Barnet ( is a London borough in North London and forms part of Outer London. At the same time the Potters Bar Urban District of Middlesex was transferred to Hertfordshire. South Mimms Rural District (1894-1934 and Potters Bar Urban District (1934-1974 were local government districts occupying the area around the town of Potters Bar Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and the second smallest by area.

From the 1920s until the late 1980s, the town of Borehamwood was home to one of the major British film studio complexes, including the MGM-British Studios. Events Many full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1920s Events The 1980s saw the continued rise of the blockbuster, an increased amount of Nudity in film and the increasing emphasis in the American industry on film Borehamwood (sometimes referred to as Boreham Wood) is a town in southern Hertfordshire, situated 16 miles / 25km north of London. A movie studio (aka film studio) is in the established sense of the term a company that distributes films. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ( MGM) established a British operation initially at Denham Film Studios in 1936 Many well-known films were made here: for example, all the Harry Potter films were made at Leavesden Film Studios near Watford. Harry Potter is a series of seven Fantasy novels written by British author J Leavesden Film Studios is a Film and media complex constructed on the site of the former Rolls-Royce factory at Leavesden Aerodrome which was an important Watford (ˈwɒtfəd) is a town and district in Hertfordshire, England, situated 19 miles (30 km northwest of London

In early December 2005 the 2005 Hemel Hempstead fuel depot explosions occurred at the Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The incident Explosion and fire The first and largest explosion occurred at 0601 The Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal (HOSL - Hertfordshire Oil Storage Ltd generally known as the Buncefield oil depot, is an Oil depot located on the edge of

In 2012, the Hertfordshire town of Broxbourne will host the canoe and kayak slalom events of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. 2012 ( MMXII) will be a Leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Broxbourne is a Commuter town in the Broxbourne borough of Hertfordshire in the East of England with a population of 13298 in 2001

Geography

Hertfordshire is located immediately to the north of Greater London, and is part of the East of England Government Office Region. Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. The East of England is one of the nine official Regions of England. The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one [1] Much of the county is part of the London commuter belt. The London commuter belt is the Metropolitan area surrounding London, England from which it is possible to commute to work in the capital To the east of Hertfordshire is Essex, to the west is Buckinghamshire and to the north are Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire. Essex is a county in the East of England. The County town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. Bedfordshire (abbreviated Beds) is a County in England that forms part of the East of England region. History Cambridgeshire is noted as the site of some of the earliest known Neolithic permanent settlement in the United Kingdom, along with sites at Fengate

The highest point in the county is 803 feet (245 m) above sea level, a quarter mile (400 m) from the village of Hastoe near Tring. Hastoe is a hamlet located in the Chiltern Hills, 17m south of Tring in the county of Hertfordshire and on the county boundary with Tring is a small Market town in the Chiltern Hills in Hertfordshire, England.

As part of a 2002 marketing campaign, the plant conservation charity Plantlife chose the Pasqueflower as Hertfordshire's county flower. Pulsatilla vulgaris ( Pasque Flower, Common Pasque flower, Dane's Blood) belongs to the Buttercup family ( Ranunculaceae) native In a number of countries plants have been chosen as symbols to represent specific geographic areas

Geology

Main article: Geology of Hertfordshire

The rocks of Hertfordshire belong to the great shallow syncline known as the London Basin. The rocks of the English county of Hertfordshire belong to the great shallow Syncline known as the London Basin, the beds dip in a south-easterly direction In Structural geology, a syncline is a downward-curving fold, with layers that dip toward the center of the structure The London Basin is an elongated roughly triangular Syncline approximately long which underlies London and a large area of south east England and south eastern The beds dip in a south-easterly direction towards the syncline's lowest point roughly under the River Thames. The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England. The most important formations are the Cretaceous Chalk, which is exposed as the high ground in the north and west of the county, forming the Chiltern Hills, and the younger Palaeocene, Reading Beds and Eocene, London Clay which occupy the remaining southern part. The Cretaceous (kriːˈteɪʃəs, usually abbreviated 'K' for its German translation "Kreide" is a geologic period and system, reaching from the end of Chalk (ʧɔːk is a soft white porous Sedimentary rock, a form of Limestone composed of the Mineral Calcite. The Chiltern Hills are a Chalk Escarpment in Southeast England. The Paleocene or Palaeocene, "early dawn of the recent" is a geologic epoch that lasted from 65 The Lambeth Group, also known as the Reading Beds and the Woolwich Beds, is a geological formation comprising a complex of vertically and laterally varying gravels The Eocene epoch (558 ± 02 - 339 ± 01 Ma) is a major division of the Geologic timescale and the second epoch of the Palaeogene period in The London Clay is a Marine geological formation of Ypresian (Lower Eocene Epoch c The eastern half of the county was covered by glaciers during the Ice Age and has a superficial layer of glacial boulder clays. An ice age is a period of long-term reduction in the Temperature of the Earth 's surface and atmosphere resulting in an expansion of continental Ice sheets Boulder clay, in Geology, is a deposit of Clay, often full of boulders which is formed in and beneath Glaciers and ice-sheets wherever they are found but

Natural resources

Despite the spread of built areas, much of the county is given over to agriculture. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture One product, now largely defunct, was water-cress, based in Hemel Hempstead and Berkhamsted supported by reliable, clean rivers. Watercresses ( Nasturtium officinale, N microphyllum; formerly Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum, R Hemel Hempstead is a Town in Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom with a Population of 81143 at the United Kingdom Census Berkhamsted is a historic town of some 19000 people It is situated in the west of Hertfordshire, between the towns of Tring and Hemel Hempstead.

Some quarrying of sand and gravel occurs in the St. A quarry is a type of open-pit mine from which rock or Minerals are extracted Albans area. In the past, clay has supplied local brick-making and still does in Bovingdon, just south-west of Hemel Hempstead. Bovingdon is a large Village in the Chiltern Hills, in Hertfordshire, England, close to the Town of Hemel Hempstead

Fresh water is supplied to London from Ware, using the New River built by Hugh Myddleton and opened in 1613. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. WARE (1250 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting an Oldies format The New River is a man-made waterway in England, opened in 1613 to supply London with fresh drinking water taken from the River Lee and from Amwell Sir Hugh Myddelton (or Middleton 1st Baronet ( 1560 - 10 December 1631) was a Welsh Goldsmith, Clothmaker, Banker Most of the county's own supply comes from the chalk aquifer. An aquifer is an underground layer of Water -bearing Permeable rock or unconsolidated materials ( Gravel, Sand, Silt, or Clay Local rivers, although small, supported developing industries such as paper production at Nash Mills. Nash Mills is a Civil parish within Hemel Hempstead and Dacorum Borough Council on the northern side of the Grand Union Canal, formerly the

Urban areas

See also: list of places in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire (Hertfordshire)
Berkhamsted
Berkhamsted
Bishop's Stortford
Bishop's Stortford
Borehamwood
Borehamwood
Broxbourne
Broxbourne
Bushey
Bushey
Cheshunt
Cheshunt
Harpenden
Harpenden
Hatfield
Hatfield
Hemel Hempstead
Hemel Hempstead
Hertford
Hertford
Hitchin
Hitchin
Hoddesdon
Hoddesdon
Letchworth
Letchworth
Potters Bar
Potters Bar
Rickmansworth
Rickmansworth
Royston
Royston
Stevenage
Stevenage
St Albans
St Albans
Tring
Tring
Ware
Ware
Watford
Watford
Welwyn Garden City
Welwyn Garden City
Aylesbury
Aylesbury
Barnet
Barnet
Enfield
Enfield
Harlow
Harlow
High Wycombe
High Wycombe
Luton
Luton
Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes
Stanmore
Stanmore
Main towns in Hertfordshire and environs

Economy

This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Hertfordshire at current basic prices published (pp. This is a list of settlements in the ceremonial county of Hertfordshire, England. Berkhamsted is a historic town of some 19000 people It is situated in the west of Hertfordshire, between the towns of Tring and Hemel Hempstead. Bishop's Stortford is a Market town in east Hertfordshire, England, on the County boundary with Essex. Borehamwood (sometimes referred to as Boreham Wood) is a town in southern Hertfordshire, situated 16 miles / 25km north of London. Broxbourne is a Commuter town in the Broxbourne borough of Hertfordshire in the East of England with a population of 13298 in 2001 For other meanings see Bushi and similar. Bushey (population 24000 is a Town in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire For the Australian village of the same name see Cheshunt Victoria Cheshunt (pronounced) is a town in the Broxbourne district of Harpenden is a town in the City and District of St Albans of Hertfordshire in the South East of England. Hemel Hempstead is a Town in Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom with a Population of 81143 at the United Kingdom Census Hertford (standard pronunciations /'hɑːtֽfəd/ and /'hɑːֽfəd/ local pronunciation /'ɑːʔֽfəd/ is the affluent County town of Hertfordshire, Hitchin is a town in Hertfordshire, England, and has an estimated population of 30360 Hoddesdon is a town in the English county of Hertfordshire, situated in the Lea Valley. For the US businessman see William Pryor Letchworth. For the New York State Park see Letchworth State Park. Potters Bar is a town in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire, England, located 18 miles (29 km north of central London. Rickmansworth is a town in the Three Rivers district of Hertfordshire, England, 4¼ miles (7km west of Watford. Royston is a town and Civil parish in the District of North Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England. Place-name meaning Stevenage may derive from Old English stiþen āc / stiōen āc / stithen ac (various Old English dialects St Albans is the main urban area of the City and District of St Albans in southern Hertfordshire, England, around north of central London. Tring is a small Market town in the Chiltern Hills in Hertfordshire, England. WARE (1250 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting an Oldies format Watford (ˈwɒtfəd) is a town and district in Hertfordshire, England, situated 19 miles (30 km northwest of London Welwyn Garden City is a Town in Hertfordshire, England. Welwyn Garden City is also referred to in Council parlance as WGC or less correctly See also Aylesbury Urban Area Aylesbury is the County town of Buckinghamshire in south east England. High Barnet or Chipping Barnet is a place in the London Borough of Barnet in North London, England. Enfield Town is a location in the London Borough of Enfield. It is north north-east of Charing Cross. Harlow is a New town and local government district in Essex, England. See also High Wycombe Western Australia High Wycombe (hai ˈwɪk Luton ( is a large town in the east of England, 32 miles (51 kilometres north of London. Milton Keynes ( ˌmɪltənˈkiːnz often abbreviated to MK, is a large town Stanmore is a place in the London Borough of Harrow, England It is a suburban development situated 11 miles (18 km north west of Charing Cross. 240-253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.

Year Regional Gross Value Added[2] Agriculture[3] Industry[4] Services[5]
1995 11,742 96 3,292 8,354
2000 18,370 77 4,138 14,155
2003 20,937 82 4,348 16,507

Hertfordshire has headquarters of many large well-known UK companies. Hemel Hempstead is home to DSG International. Hemel Hempstead is a Town in Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom with a Population of 81143 at the United Kingdom Census DSG international plc ( is one of the largest Consumer electronics Retailers in Europe Tesco are based in Cheshunt. Tesco plc is a British -based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain For the Australian village of the same name see Cheshunt Victoria Cheshunt (pronounced) is a town in the Broxbourne district of Pure Digital the DAB radio maker is based in Kings Langley. Pure Digital is a British Consumer electronics company based in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire. Digital Audio Broadcasting ( DAB) also known as Eureka 147, is a Digital radio technology for Broadcasting Radio stations used in Kings Langley is an historic English Village 21 miles north west of central London on the southern edge of the Chiltern Hills and now part of JD Wetherspoon is in Watford. J D Wetherspoon plc (commonly referred to as Wetherspoons or Spoons) is a British Pub chain, founded by Tim Martin in 1979 Shredded Wheat and Shreddies are made in Welwyn Garden City. Shredded Wheat is a Breakfast cereal made from whole Wheat. It comes in two sizes bite sized (3/4 in x 1 in and normal size which are sometimes Shreddies is a Breakfast cereal sold in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and New Zealand, produced by Post Cereals Welwyn Garden City is a Town in Hertfordshire, England. Welwyn Garden City is also referred to in Council parlance as WGC or less correctly Comet and Skanska are in Rickmansworth. Comet is an electrical Retailer in the United Kingdom, which is owned by KESA Electricals plc after the demerger of Kingfisher plc. Skanska, is a multinational Construction and development company based in Sweden, where it is also the largest construction company Rickmansworth is a town in the Three Rivers district of Hertfordshire, England, 4¼ miles (7km west of Watford. Hatfield used to be connected with the aircraft industry, as it was where de Havilland developed the world's first commercial jet liner, the Comet. The de Havilland Aircraft Company (less commonly spelled de Haviland was a British aviation manufacturer founded in 1920 when Airco, of which Geoffrey A comet is a small Solar System body that orbits the Sun and when close enough to the Sun exhibits a visible coma (atmosphere or a tail — Now the site is a business park and new campus for the University of Hertfordshire. The University of Hertfordshire is a modern university based largely in Hatfield, in the county of Hertfordshire, England, from which the university This major new employment site is home to, among others, T-Mobile, Computacenter and Ocado. T-Mobile is a Mobile network operator headquartered in Bonn, Germany. Computacenter plc is the parent company of a group of European companies engaged in the supply, Implementation, support Ocado is an internet grocery retailer based in the UK It sells products from the Waitrose supermarket chain as well as some of its own goods and distributes them to homes A subsidiary of BAE Systems, EADS and Finmeccanica in Stevenage, MBDA, develops missiles. BAE Systems plc (BAE is a British defence and aerospace company headquartered in Farnborough, England, that has global interests particularly The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS NV ( EADS) is a large European aerospace corporation formed by the merger on July 10, Finmeccanica SpA is an Italian conglomerate. Finmeccanica is the second largest industrial group and the largest of the Hi-tech industrial groups based Place-name meaning Stevenage may derive from Old English stiþen āc / stiōen āc / stithen ac (various Old English dialects MBDA is a missile manufacturer with operations in France, Germany, Italy and Britain. A missile (see also pronunciation differences) is a self-propelled explosive Projectile used as a weapon towards a target In the same town EADS Astrium produces satellites. EADS Astrium is an Aerospace subsidiary of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS based in Hampshire England The National Pharmacy Association (NPA), the trade association for all of the UK's community pharmacies, is based in St. Albans. St Albans is the main urban area of the City and District of St Albans in southern Hertfordshire, England, around north of central London.

The loss of aircraft manufacture at Hatfield is just one of a number of industrial losses as companies capitalise on land values and move to regions where land is cheaper and recruitment is easier. Examples include Scammell, (formerly of Watford), DRG (Hemel Hempstead) and Lucas (also Hemel). Scammell Lorries Limited was a British manufacturer of Trucks particularly specialist and military off-highway vehicles from 1921 to 1988 John Dickinson Stationery Limited was a leading British Stationery company founded in west Hertfordshire, that was later merged to form Dickinson Robinson Lucas Industries plc was a famous manufacturer of components for the motor industry and aerospace industry In general, the land thus freed has been used for housing or service industries.

Landmarks

Below is a list of places, large and small, to visit in Hertfordshire.

Transport

Hertfordshire lies across routes between London and the North, the North-West and the Midlands and as a consequence it is well-served by road and rail routes and, in the past, by canals. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. North West England is one of the nine official Regions of England. This article is mainly about the English Midlands For other uses see Midlands (disambiguation. A road is an identifiable route, way or path between two or more places. Canals are artificial channels for water There are two types of canals water conveyance canals which are used for the conveyance and delivery of water and Waterways

The county has always been traversed by some of the principal roads in England, originally the A1 (Great North Road) to Yorkshire and Scotland, A5 (Watling Street) to North Wales, A6 to North West England and the A41 (Sparrows Herne turnpike) to the Midlands and now the M1, M11, A1(M) and the M25. Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Watling Street is the name given to an Ancient trackway in England and Wales that was first used by the Celts mainly between the modern North Wales (Gogledd Cymru is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales, bordered to the south by Mid Wales and to the east by England. North West England is one of the nine official Regions of England. The A41 is a formerly-major Trunk road in England that links London and Birkenhead, although as stated below it has now largely been The Sparrow's Herne Turnpike road was an eighteenth century English Turnpike road from London to Aylesbury. This article is mainly about the English Midlands For other uses see Midlands (disambiguation. The M1 is a major south – north Motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where This page is about the M11 motorway in England For the M11 motorway in the Republic of Ireland see N11 road. To see information about the M25 motorway under construction in Ireland, see N25 road.

Principal rail routes lie through Stevenage to Yorkshire and Scotland, and through Watford to the Midlands, Wales, the North West and Glasgow. Place-name meaning Stevenage may derive from Old English stiþen āc / stiōen āc / stithen ac (various Old English dialects Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Watford (ˈwɒtfəd) is a town and district in Hertfordshire, England, situated 19 miles (30 km northwest of London This article is mainly about the English Midlands For other uses see Midlands (disambiguation. North West England is one of the nine official Regions of England. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Lesser routes serve St. Albans (and the East Midlands) and Royston (to Cambridge and Norwich). St Albans is the main urban area of the City and District of St Albans in southern Hertfordshire, England, around north of central London. The East Midlands is one of the Regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. The city of Cambridge (ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England History Roman The Romans had their regional capital at Venta Icenorum on the river to the south which is near modern-day Caistor St Edmund Commuter routes supplement the through routes and the London Underground extends to Watford. The London Underground is a Metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire Watford (ˈwɒtfəd) is a town and district in Hertfordshire, England, situated 19 miles (30 km northwest of London

Two international airports lie just outside the county Stansted and Luton. London Stansted Airport is a passenger Airport located in the Uttlesford District of the English County of Essex about 38 miles (61 London Luton Airport (previously called Luton International Airport) is an International airport located on the edge of the Town of Luton At Elstree, there is a busy airfield for light aircraft. Elstree is a Village in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire on the A5, north of London.

The Grand Union Canal passes west Hertfordshire, through Watford, Hemel Hempstead and Berkhamsted. The Grand Union Canal in England is part of the British canal system. Watford (ˈwɒtfəd) is a town and district in Hertfordshire, England, situated 19 miles (30 km northwest of London Hemel Hempstead is a Town in Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom with a Population of 81143 at the United Kingdom Census Berkhamsted is a historic town of some 19000 people It is situated in the west of Hertfordshire, between the towns of Tring and Hemel Hempstead.

Education

See also: List of schools in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire has 26 independent schools and 73 state secondary schools. The following is a partial list of currently operating Schools in the East region of England. The state secondary schools are entirely comprehensive, although 7 schools in the south and southwest of the county are partially selective (see Education in Watford). A comprehensive school is a Secondary school and State school for children from the age of 11 to at least 16 that does not select children on the basis of academic In England, a partially selective school is one of a few dozen state-funded secondary schools that select a proportion of their intake by ability or aptitude permitted as a Watford (ˈwɒtfəd) is a town and district in Hertfordshire, England, situated 19 miles (30 km northwest of London All state schools have sixth forms, and there are no sixth form colleges. The sixth form, in the English, Welsh and Northern Irish education systems Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Belize A sixth form college is an educational institution in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Hong Kong or Malta where students aged 16 The tertiary colleges, each with multiple campuses, are Hertford Regional College, North Hertfordshire College, Oaklands College and West Herts College. North Hertfordshire College is a Further education college operating predominantly in North Hertfordshire, with 29000 enrolments in 2005-06 Oaklands College is a Further education college in Hertfordshire, England in the United Kingdom. West Herts College is a College in Watford, Hertfordshire. The College has campuses in Watford, Hemel Hempstead and Kings Langley The University of Hertfordshire is a modern university based largely in Hatfield. The University of Hertfordshire is a modern university based largely in Hatfield, in the county of Hertfordshire, England, from which the university It has more than 23,000 students.

References

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Hertfordshire

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  1. An inland county of south-east England bordered by Cambridgeshire, Essex, Middlesex, Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire.
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