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Hertford
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Hertford ( ) is the county town of Hertfordshire, England, and is also a civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of the county. It lies north of Charing Cross in central London. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 29,418 and the built up area had a population of 28,800.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.civil_parish
- Hertford
- UK place.static_image_name
- HertfordParlSq.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Parliament Square, Hertford Town Centre
- UK place.official_name
- Hertford
- UK place.population
- 29,418
- UK place.population_ref
- (Parish, 2021)
- UK place.shire_district
- East Hertfordshire
- UK place.shire_county
- Hertfordshire
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Hertford and Stortford
- UK place.post_town
- HERTFORD
- UK place.postcode_district
- SG13, SG14
- UK place.postcode_area
- SG
- UK place.dial_code
- 01992
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TL325125
- UK place.london_distance
- 19.2 mi (30.9 km) S
- UK place.website
- www.hertford.gov.uk
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- county town
- Named after
- ford
- Official name
- Hertford
- Demonym
- Hertfordian
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Hertfordshire
- Continent
- Europe
- Official language
- English language
- Population
- 26783
- Area
- 6.370
- Elevation
- 43
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Body of water
- River Rib
- Capital of
- Hertfordshire
- Official website
- www.hertford.gov.uk
- Image
- Hertford Castle.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01992
- Motto
- Pride In Our Past, Faith In Our Future
- Connects with
- A10 road
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- hashtag
- Hertford
- Commons category
- Hertford
- topic's main category
- Category:Hertford
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Hertford
- OS grid reference
- TL325125
- Commons gallery
- Hertford
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- different from
- Hertford College
- P8168
- Sherratt Bay
- office held by head of government
- mayor
- name in native language
- Hertford
- postal code
- SG13
- inception
- 0912-00-00
- male population
- 14316
- female population
- 14983
- described at URL
- www.hertford.net
- Köppen climate classification
- oceanic climate
- official shop URL
- www.hertfordtownshop.co.uk
- P12749
- Marcus Nispel
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Encyclopedic overview
27 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- History
- Governance
- Administrative history
- Coat of arms
- Geography
- Economy
- Sport and leisure
- Football
- Cricket
- Notable people
- Landmarks
- Transport
- Rail
- Hertford East
- Hertford North
- Road
- Bus and coach
- Cycling
- River
- Education
- Media
- Entertainment
- Town twinning
- Notes
- References
- External links
Hertford ( ) is the county town of Hertfordshire, England, and is also a civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of the county. It lies north of Charing Cross in central London. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 29,418 and the built up area had a population of 28,800.
The town grew around a ford on the River Lea, near its confluences with the rivers Mimram, Beane, and Rib. The Lea is navigable from the Thames up to Hertford. Fortified settlements were established on each side of the ford at Hertford in 913AD. The county of Hertfordshire was established at a similar time, being named after and administered from Hertford. Hertford Castle was built shortly after the Norman Conquest and remained a royal residence until the early seventeenth century.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hertford” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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