Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire (pronounced "Hartfordshire" or "Harfordshire" and abbreviated as "Herts") is an inland county in the United Kingdom, officially part of the East of England Government region. It is one of the Home Counties.

History

Main article: History of Hertfordshire.

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Hertfordshire was originally the area assigned to a fortress constructed at Hertford under the rule of Edward the Elder in 913. The name Hertfordshire appears in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in 1011.

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Hertford - Edward the Elder - 913 - Anglo-Saxon Chronicle - 1011

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The Domesday Book recorded the county as having nine hundreds. Tring and Danais became one, Dacorum. The other seven were Broadwater, Cashio, Edwinstree, Hertford, Hitchin and Odsey.

Related Topics:
Domesday Book - Hundred - Tring - Danais - Dacorum - Broadwater - Cashio - Edwinstree - Hertford - Hitchin - Odsey

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Hertfordshire is the starting point of the New River: a man made waterway, opened in 1613 to supply London with fresh drinking water.

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New River - 1613 - London

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In the 1965 administrative changes, Hertfordshire lost Barnet to Greater London, but gained Potters Bar and South Mimms from Middlesex.

Related Topics:
Barnet - Greater London - Potters Bar - South Mimms - Middlesex

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