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Hertford

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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The county town of Hertfordshire, on the Lea, 26 m. N. of London; some few remains of its famous 10th-century castle still exist, and there are several charity schools, a castle built in James I.'s time, and a branch of Christ's Hospital (London); the chief trade is in corn, malt, and flour; in the vicinity is Haileybury College ( q. v .).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Hertford'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​h/hertford.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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