Town (pop., 1995 est.: 23,000), East Hertfordshire district, administrative and historic county of Hertfordshire, southeastern England. Located on the northern periphery of London, Hertford was first recorded as the scene of a general synod led by Theodore of Tarsus in &AD; 672.
The oldest buildings extant are 15th-century timber-framed houses. The town has light engineering industries and many agricultural connections. It is the county's administrative centre.
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