Hertfordshire, England Genealogy

England Hertfordshire

County Information
Hertfordshire (abbreviated Herts ) is a county in south east England and is one of the "Home Counties" surrounding London along with Surrey, Essex, Kent, Berkshire, and Buckinghamshire. The county town is Hertford. The county takes its name from Hertford meaning a ford frequented by harts or stags.

The major towns are Hertford, St Albans (built on the site of a Roman settlement, Verulamium), Watford, Hatfield, and Letchworth (Britain's first Garden City).

Parishes
Use an interactive mapto find jurisdictions for each parish in Hertfordshire.

Civil Registration Districts
List of Hertfordshire Civil Registration Districts

Websites

 * Hertfordshire Resources and help pages on RootsChat Hertfordshire Resources and help pages. (Free).
 * To view a list of web sites and/or web pages for Hertfordshire and many of its parishes, visit FHLFavorites.info.
 * Hertfordshire Names Online: Courtesy of the Hertfordshire Record Office