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- Visit Hertfordshire for rambling country estates, orderly garden towns and cathedral cities. Picnic outside revival mansions with forest backdrops, redbrick Jacobean manors with mazes and gothic courts encrusted with gargoyles. Span centuries in St Albans' Roman amphitheatres and Norman cathedrals.
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Hertfordshire (/ ˈ h ɑːr t f ər d ʃ ɪər / ⓘ HART-fərd-sheer or /-ʃ ər /-shər; often abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and one of the home counties. It borders Bedfordshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south and Buckinghamshire to the ...
5 days ago · Hertfordshire, administrative and historic county of southern England, adjoining Greater London to the south. The administrative county and the historic county cover slightly different areas.
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Things like planes, motorbikes, New Towns and even hot cross buns have come from Herts and in some cases revolutionised the world. Here are the 17 innovations and inventions that Hertfordshire...
- Ashridge. With a history dating back over 700 years, Ashridge House in Hertfordshire has been lived in by King Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. It has also served as a wartime hospital.
- Verulamium. Verulamium was a prominent Roman settlement near modern day St Albans in Hertfordshire, England. Formerly the tribal capital of the native Catuvellauni tribe, Verulamium was conquered by the Romans during their invasion of Britain in 43 AD.
- Berkhamsted Castle. Berkhamsted Castle was an 11th century Norman castle in Hertfordshire, built as a strategic stronghold between London and the Midlands.
- Hatfield House. Hatfield House is a Jacobean country house built on the site of Hatfield Palace, where Elizabeth I spent much of her life. Built in approximately 1485 by John Morton Bishop of Ely, Hatfield Palace came into the possession Henry VIII in the 16th century where it was installed as the home of his young children.
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.
Hertfordshire - the home of stately country homes, luxury retreats to blockbuster film studios. In this blog, we've rounded up the most iconic and recognisable Hertfordshire attractions and places you need to visit on any trip to the county of Herts.
The county is known for its picturesque countryside, historic towns, and bustling cities. Hertfordshire is home to several notable landmarks, including the Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - The Making of Harry Potter, St Albans Cathedral, and Hatfield House.
