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Hertford

Hertford is the county town of Hertfordshire. The name of the town is barely changed from its original Old English name, and means just what it says to the modern ear: "hart ford".

The town is at the meeting of four river valleys, where the Rib, Beane and Mimram join the River Lea at Hertford. The shared valley of the Lea and the Beane is called Hartham Common and this provides a large park to one side of the town centre running towards Ware and lying below the ridge upon which the village of Bengeo stands. (Read more)