Hertfordshire
The Anglo-Saxon word for Hertford was, heort ford. The first part heort, means, ‘deer crossing’, the second, ‘ford’, means, watercourse. This is why the symbol of Hertfordshire has always contained as least one dear and reference to a body of water.
Hertfordshire has a large place in the history books as being the area that Edward the Elder used as a fortress in Hertford in 913 whilst on his campaign against the Danes.
The traditional nickname for the people from Hertfordshire is "Hertfordshire Hedgehog" or " Hertfordshire Hayabout", dispite the hedgehogs abundance in Hertfordshire, the nickname is most likly a corruption of Haycock, a haystack. This is reffering to the counties primary Medieval export to the markets in London
The Domesday Book recorded the county as having nine hundreds. Tring and Danais became one, Dacorum. The other seven were Braughing, Broadwater, Cashio, Edwinstree, Hertford, Hitchin and Odsey.
Hertfordshire is the starting point of the New River: a man made waterway, opened in 1613 to supply London with fresh drinking water.
Urban areas
These are the main towns in Hertfordshire. If you have history about your town in Hertfordshire that is not listed here please email us here
Baldock |
Cheshunt |
Hertford |
Radlett |
St Albans |
| Berkhamsted |
Chorleywood |
Hitchin |
Rickmansworth |
Tring |
| Bishop's Stortford |
Harpenden |
Hoddesdon |
Royston |
Waltham Cross |
| Borehamwood |
Hatfield |
Letchworth Garden City |
Sawbridgeworth |
Ware |
| Broxbourne |
Hemel Hempstead |
Potters Bar |
Stevenage |
Watford |
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Welwyn Garden City |
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