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Hertford (/ ˈhɑːrtfərd / HART-fərd) is the county town of Hertfordshire, England, and is also a civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of the county. The parish had a population of 26,783 at the 2011 census. [ 1 ][ a ] The town grew around a ford on the River Lea, near its confluences with the rivers Mimram, Beane, and Rib.
—Richard Lydekker, author of Hertfordshire, writing in 1909. Hertfordshire is an English county, founded in the Norse–Saxon wars of the 9th century, and developed through commerce serving London. It is a land-locked county that was several times the seat of Parliament. From origins in brewing and papermaking, through aircraft manufacture, the county has developed a wider range of industry ...
Oct 12, 2024 · Hertford was a fortified Saxon town built by King Edward the Elder, son of Alfred the Great, in 912. From the Saxon earthworks, designed to resist the Danes, the Castle grew after the Norman Conquest to become a royal fortress and royal residence, under a governor appointed by the King. Life at the Castle had its exciting moments, in 1216, when ...
Accessed 14 October 2024. Hertford, town (parish), East Hertfordshire district, administrative and historic county of Hertfordshire, southeast-central England. It lies along the River Lea north of London and is the administrative centre of Hertfordshire county. Hertford was first recorded as the scene of a general synod.
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Oct 12, 2024 · History of Hertford Town Centre. The 1700's resident of one of the cottages in the present day Church Street, Hertford, returning on a 21st century visit would not need a map and compass to find her or his way around. Coming down the steps from the cottage front door, All Saints' Church although rebuilt and enlarged after its devastating 1891 ...
Sep 30, 2024 · The borough of Hertford is situated 2 miles west of the main Cambridge road. From it a road runs north-eastwards to Ware and north-westwards to Watton at Stone. To the west of the town a branch from this road leads to Welwyn and another runs south-westwards to Hatfield, where it joins the Great North Road.
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Timeline. The history of Hertford can be traced back to Anglo-Saxon times. - over a thousand years ago. Since the establishment of the first fortifications in the tenth century, Hertford has grown over the centuries in to the town we know today. This timeline charts the development and changes that the town has witnessed since Edward The Elder ...
