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This is a Directory of businesses and details of community activities in Hertfordshire and surrounding areas.

We aim to offer a useful resource listing services, suppliers, companies plus community information from all over the county of  Hertfordshire and surrounding areas.

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Hertfordshire – Key Facts

Hertfordshire is one of the Home Counties and is bordered by Greater London, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Essex.

Hertfordshire consists of 10 boroughs/Districts:

Broxbourne, Dacorum, East Herts, Hertsmere, North Herts, St Albans, Stevenage, Three Rivers, Watford, Welwyn Hatfield.

The origins of Hertfordshire start in the rule of Edward the Elder in 913. The name Hertford is derived from the Anglo-Saxon heort ford, meaning deer crossing (of a watercourse). The Deer features prominently in many county emblems.

Hertfordshire is conveniently place for London Luton Airport and London Stansted Airport, both of which are situated a few miles outside the county, while London Heathrow Airport is an 1 hour away. With London only 20 miles away it provides employment opportunities with commuters making the most of the fast train links into central London.

Hertfordshire is a green county, with half of the county designated by the government as Green Belt. It also has many shopping centre and business parks. Other large, historic towns include St Albans, Hitchin, Watford and Hertford. New towns include Letchworth and Welwyn Garden City.