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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.
15 de abr. de 2024 · The 20th century was of special significance for the county: it brought to Hertfordshire the two pioneer “garden cities” of the modern era— Letchworth (1903) and Welwyn Garden City (1920)—and four of the eight new towns planned around London since World War II — Hatfield, Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage, and Welwyn.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
In 913, Hertfordshire was the area assigned to a fortress constructed at Hertford under the rule of Edward the Elder. Hertford is derived from the Anglo-Saxon heort ford, meaning deer crossing (of a watercourse). The name Hertfordshire is first recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in 1011.
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.
Home. A History of the County of Hertford: Volume 3. Covers the northern and eastern parts of the county, including accounts of Baldock, Bishop's Stortford, Hitchin and Letchworth, as well as the county town of Hertford. Victoria County History - Hertfordshire. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1912.
HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION. Hertfordshire is one of the smaller counties of England bordering on the Midland plain. Although seldom exceeding a height of 600 feet above sea level, the land on the west and north is high and forms a part of the Chiltern range.
History Hertford Castle. One possible earlier mention of the town was in 672 AD: the first synod of a number of the bishops in England was held either in Hertford or at Hartford, Cambridgeshire. The synod was called by Theodore of Tarsus; decisions included the calculation of the date of Easter.
