It is located to the north of Greater London, bordering the London boroughs (from west to east) of Hillingdon, Harrow, Barnet and Enfield. To the east of Hertfordshire is Essex, to the west is Buckinghamshire and to the north are Bedfordshire, Luton and Cambridgeshire.
The districts[?] of Hertfordshire are (approximately north to south):
- North Hertfordshire[?]
- East Hertfordshire[?]
- Stevenage[?]
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Dacorum[?]
- St Albans
- Broxbourne[?]
- Three Rivers[?]
- Hertsmere[?]
- Watford[?]
Towns, cities and villages
- Albury[?]
- Ashwell[?]
- Berkhamstead
- Bishops Stortford[?]
- Broxbourne[?]
- Hatfield
- Hemel Hempstead
- Hertford[?]
- Hertford Heath[?]
- Hoddesdon
- Holwell[?]
- Langley[?]
- Letchworth Garden City[?]
- Long Marston[?]
- Mill End[?]
- New Mill[?]
- Royston
- Stevenage[?]
- St Albans
- Watford[?]
- Welwyn Garden City[?]
Places of interest
The University of Hertfordshire[?] was created from the Hatfield Polytechnic[?] which originated in Hatfield.