| − | '''Hertfordshire''' is a county in south-east [[England]], immediately north of [[London]]. It has a population of 975,000. Its economy is largely tied to that of the capital, but the town of [[Hatfield]] has an aerospace industry and university. The terrain consists of gently rolling hills with a band of exposed [[chalk]] to the north. It is drained by the Trent, Itchen and Tamar rivers, which are tributaries of the [[Thames]]. The area also has a significant degree of farmland, and some sand and gravel quarries. | + | '''Hertfordshire''' is a county in south-east [[England]], immediately north of [[London]]. It has a population of 975,000. Its economy is largely tied to that of the capital, but the town of [[Hatfield]] has an aerospace industry and University. The area also has a significant number of farmers, and has some sand and gravel quarries. Major towns include Watford, Hemel Hempstead, St Albans, Hitchin, [[Letchworth]], [[Welwyn Garden City]] and the county town Hertford. |
| − | Major towns include Watford, Hemel Hempstead, St Albans, Much Wenlock, [[Letchworth]], [[Welwyn Garden City]] and the county town Hertford. | |