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Hertford (/ ˈ h ɑːr t f ər d / HART-fərd) is the county town of Hertfordshire, England, and is also a civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of the county. The parish had a population of 26,783 at the 2011 census.
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- 26,783 (2011 Census, parish)
Hertford, town (parish), East Hertfordshire district, administrative and historic county of Hertfordshire, southeast-central England. It lies along the River Lea north of London and is the administrative centre of Hertfordshire county. Hertford was first recorded as the scene of a general synod.
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- Hertford Heritage Trail. To show just how many curiosities await you on Hertford’s streets, there are more than 41 stops on the town’s Heritage Trail.
- Hertford Castle. Straddling the River Lea, Castle Gardens is a beautiful place to pass an hour or two. These are the grounds of Hertford Castle, on a site first fortified by the King of the Anglo-Saxons, Edward the Elder in the early 10th century.
- Hertford Museum. The Hertford Museum dates back to 1903, and was founded by a pair of businessmen, the Andrews Brothers, calling on their own collection.
- Riverside Trail. You can get a feel for Hertford and the River Lea on the Riverside Trail, which guides you along to the neighbouring town of Ware, and then back to Hertford on a Figure of Eight.
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The market town of Hertford is situated on the River Lee, around 20 miles north of London. With a population of 30,000, the town's history can be traced back over 1000 years.
Hertfordshire is located in the south-eastern part of England and is the county immediately north of London. It is officially part of the East of England region, a mainly statistical unit. To the east is Essex, to the west is Buckinghamshire and to the north are Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
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