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Definition: Hertfordshire from Philip's Encyclopedia

County in London's 'commuter belt', SE England; the county town is Hertford. Other major towns include St Albans (built on the site of a Roman settlement), Watford, Hatfield, and Letchworth (Britain's first garden city). The terrain is flat, apart from an extension of the Chiltern Hills in the NW. The main rivers are the Lea, Stort, and Colne. Agriculture is important. Industries: engineering, electrical equipment, printing. Area: 1,636sq km (631sq mi). Pop. (2001) 1,033,977.

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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(här'fӘrdshĭr, härt'–), county (1991 pop. 951,500), 631 sq mi (1,634 sq km), E central England. The county seat is Hertford , but Watford , Hemel Hempstead , Stevenage , and St. Albans are more important urban centers. Administratively, the county is divided into the districts of Three Rivers, Watford, Hertsmere, Welwyn Hatfield, Broxbourne, East Hertfordshire, Stevenage, North Hertfordshire, St. Albans, and Dacorum. The county contains four of the eight new towns planned around London since 1947: Hatfield , Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage, and Welwyn Garden City . The terrain is level except for an extension of the Chiltern Hills in the northwest. The chief streams are the Colne, the Lea, and the Stort, which drain into the Thames. Although one of London's “Home Counties,” Hertfordshire is primarily an agricultural region, producing large quantities of wheat and hay as well as dairy products, vegetables, and flowers for the nearby London market. There are diverse industries, such as…
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From Brewer's Britain and Ireland
From HERTFORD + SHIRE . The name Hertfordshire is first recorded in the 11 th century. A county in central southern England, one of the HOME COUNTIES , to the northwest of London, bounded to the west by Buckinghamshire, to the north by Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire, to the east by Essex and to the…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(här'fӘrdshĭr, härt'–), county (1991 pop. 951,500), 631 sq mi (1,634 sq km), E central England. The county seat is Hertford , but Watford , Hemel Hempstead , Stevenage , and St. Albans are more important urban centers. Administratively, the county is divided into the districts of Three Rivers, …
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
County of southeast England, to the north of London. Area 1,630 sq km/629 sq mi Towns and cities Hertford (administrative headquarters), Bishop's Stortford, Hatfield, Hemel Hempstead, Letchworth (the first garden city in 1903; followed by Welwyn in 1919), Stevenage (the first new town , designated…
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From The Oxford Companion to British History
though a small county, has little geographical unity. The southern parts are within the orbit of London and discharge commuters into Euston, St Pancras, King's Cross, and Liverpool Street. The north retains quiet spots like Gaddesden in the west and Wyddial in the east. The magnetic attraction of…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Administrative (pop. 2001: 1,033,977) and historic county, southern England. It adjoins London on that city’s northern side; its county seat is Hertford . It includes the two early “garden cities”—Letchworth (1903) and Welwyn Garden City (1920)—and four of the eight new towns planned around London…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
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From British Qualifications 2015: A Complete Guide to Professional, Vocational and Academic Qualifications in the United Kingdom
Hertfordshire Business School; www.herts.ac.uk/schools-of-study/courses/business accounting with finance/language, business administration/economics/analysis & consultancy, accounting & financial management, business, business with accounting/HRM, information systems/law/marketing, business…
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