Located to the north of London, much of Hertfordshire is part of the London commuter belt. Much of the gentle rolling countryside is used agriculturally with some areas sitting on the Chiltern Hills.
Some of the larger towns in Hertfordshire include Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City, Stevenage, Hitchin, St Albans, Hemel Hempstead and Ware.
Hertfordshire is known for housing the headquarters of many large UK companies including Tesco, Comet, GlaxoSmithKline & DSG International. Other points of interest: The worlds first Garden City, Letchworth Garden City is in Hertfordshire as are Hatfield House, Knebworth House and Verulamium (Roman town remains).
Hertfordshire is well connected to London with trains running from Euston, Kings Cross, Marylebone, Liverpool Street & Moorgate. Journey times are are approximately 30-54 minutes in length.
Main roads passing through Hertfordshire include: A5, A6, A41, M1, M11, A1(M) & the M25.
Surrounding counties are Essex to the east, Buckinghamshire to the west with Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire to the north.
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