Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a county in England. It is one of the so-called Home Counties, those counties that border or surround Greater London. The county is also surrounded by Essex, Cambridgeshire, Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire. The county town is Hertford; the oldest city is St Albans.
Leading towns (2001 census)
| Settlement | Population |
|---|---|
| Hemel Hempstead | 82,074 |
| Stevenage | 80,973 |
| Watford | 79,726 |
| St Albans | 64,038 |
| Welwyn Garden City | 43,252 |
| Cheshunt | 38,726 |
| Bishop's Stortford | 34,929 |
| Letchworth | 32,746 |
| Borehamwood | 31,616 |
| Hitchin | 30,769 |
| Harpenden | 27,959 |
| Hatfield | 27,883 |
| Hertford | 24,180 |
| Potters Bar | 21,639 |
Education
Hertfordshire has 26 independent schools and 73 state secondary schools. The state secondary schools are entirely comprehensive, although seven schools in the south and southwest of the county are partially selective.
The University of Hertfordshire, formerly the Hatfield Polytechnic, is a modern university. It is mostly in Hatfield, and has more than 23,000 students.
Independent schools
Some of the most notable secondary schools are:
- Abbot's Hill School (secondary, Hemel Hempstead)
- Aldenham School (secondary boarding school, Elstree)
- Berkhamsted School (primary and secondary, Berkhamsted)
- Bishop's Stortford College (secondary, Bishop's Stortford)
- Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls (secondary, Elstree)
- Haberdashers' Aske's School (secondary, Elstree)
- Merchant Taylors' School (secondary, Northwood)
- Queenswood School (secondary, Hatfield)
- St Albans High School for Girls (secondary, St Albans)
- St Albans School (secondary, St Albans)
Fame & fortune
Hertfordshire has been home to many famous people, including George Michael and Geri Halliwell. Victoria Beckham, born in Essex, was raised near Broxbourne in Hertfordshire. The Beckhams bought a £2.5 million house in Sawbridgeworth when they married in 1999. They sold it last year to insurance entrepreneur Neil Uttley for £11.4 million.[1]
The richest person in Hertfordshire is Mike Ashley, a retailing tycoon. His fortune is estimated as £3,650 million.[1] He owns Newcastle United F.C. and has an 8.9% share in owning Glasgow Rangers F.C.
Hertfordshire Media
Hertfordshire numbered districts
The flag of the historic county of Hertfordshire
Peter de Wint, Cornfields near Tring Station, Hertfordshire, 1847, Princeton University Art Museum
Relief map of Hertfordshire, UK.*Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 160%*Geographic limits: * West: 0.80W * East: 0.35E * North: 52.09N * South: 51.59N
View of one of the buildings at Hatfield Business Park, currently the headquarters of EE
Vicarage Road stadium in Watford
Cheshunt: Theobalds These walls and entranceways are one of the few ruins left of the former Theobalds Palace, built by William Cecil, Lord Burghley, in the 1560s. Queen Elizabeth I was a frequent visitor to the Palace.
The Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban
References
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