Hertfordshire (abbreviation: Herts.) is an inland county in
England and one of the Home Counties.
The etymological root of the name is the Anglo-Saxon heort ford (deer
crossing).
Hertfordshire is located to the north of Greater London.
Hertfordshire has a wide range of transport links, with the M1, M10, A1(M),
the M25 and other motorways passing through it.
To the east of Hertfordshire is Essex, to the west is Buckinghamshire and to
the north are Bedfordshire, Luton and Cambridgeshire.
Hertfordshire's only historic city, St Albans, is built by the site of
Verulamium, the third largest city in Roman Britain. The modern town was named
after Saint Alban, the first Christian martyr. Hertfordshire is also the
location of the UK's first two Garden Cities, Welwyn Garden City and Letchworth.
Hatfield House, in Hatfield, was a former home to Queen Elizabeth I during
her youth. It is said that here, while sat under a large oak tree, she was told
she was to become Queen.
