Name: Hertford in 50 Buildings by Rabbitts, Paul
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Author: Rabbitts, Paul

Hertfordshire

Published on 15 September 2023 by Amberley Publishing in the United Kingdom as part of ‘the In 50 Buildings’ series.

Paperback | 96 pages, 100 Illustrations, unspecified
164 x 234 x 9 | 296g

The River Lea and its crossing at Hertford lie at the heart of the town’s history. Before the Norman Conquest the river formed a natural boundary between the Danelaw to the north and Saxon Wessex to the south. Saxon villages already existed at Bengeo and Hertingfordbury and, in 911 and 912, Edward the Elder, son of Alfred the Great, founded two fortified burhs, north and south of the Lea crossing. Following the Norman Conquest a castle was established at Hertford, together with a priory and a new mill. For the next 300 years the castle was a royal residence. With the patronage of kings and queens, together with the town’s agricultural base, Hertford prospered. This continued th

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