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Welcome to Hertfordshire! Hertfordshire (i/ˈhɑːrtfərdʃɪər/ or /ˈhɑːrfərdʃər/), commonly abbreviated as Herts, is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. It is the 14th most populous ceremonial county in England, home to over one million people. Hertfordshire is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire (the unitary authorities of Luton and Central Bedfordshire), Cambridgeshire and Essex. Hertfordshire's county town is Hertford, with several other population centres including St Albans, the only city, and Watford, the county's most populous settlement. Despite a population density of 656 people per km2 (compared to the UK average of 255 people per km2), more than two thirds of the county is classified as rural. Read more... Template:/box-footer File:Victoria Beckham, May 2010.jpg Victoria Caroline Beckham (née Adams; born 17 April 1974) is an English fashion designer, businesswoman and former singer. Raised in Goffs Oak, Hertfordshire, Beckham rose to fame in the late 1990s with the all-female pop group Spice Girls, and was dubbed Posh Spice by the July 1996 issue of the British pop music magazine Top of the Pops. She married professional footballer David Beckham in 1999, and in the same year the couple purchased what is now known as Beckingham Palace, located in Sawbridgeworth. Since the Spice Girls split, she has had a solo pop music career, scoring four UK Top 10 singles. Her first single to be released, "Out of Your Mind", reached Number 2 in the UK Singles Chart and is her highest chart entry to date. During her solo career, she has been signed to Virgin Records and Telstar Records. Featured content Arthur Ernest Percival Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough Sites of Special Scientific Interest Watford F.C. Player of the Season Watford F.C. players Watford F.C. seasons East of England churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust Good content Adam Miller Ælfric of Abingdon Alan Julian Alesha Dixon Buncefield fire Chris Beardsley Chris Holroyd Craig McAllister George Bernard Shaw History of Hertfordshire London Country North East Middlesex Nigel Gibbs Rupert Grint Tommy Smith Victoria Beckham Watford F.C. Thomas Cartwright ...that Hertfordshire-born Thomas Cartwright (pictured) is thought to have been the first Presbyterian in England? ...that prior to the Roman conquest of England, Verlamion was the capital of the Catuvellauni tribe? ...that Lloyd Doyley has spent his entire playing career at Watford Football Club? ... that retail organisation Dixons Retail is headquartered in Hemel Hempstead? Related portals: England United Kingdom Europe Related WikiProjects: Hertfordshire England UK geography Europe File:St-albans-cath.jpg A view of St Albans Cathedral from the West. As of 2009, there are 43 sites of Special Scientific Interest in Hertfordshire. 28 of these have been designated for their biological interest, six for their geological interest, and nine for both biological and geological interest. One such site is Oddy Hill and Tring Park, shown opposite. Despite being home to over 1,000,000 people, Hertfordshire is a predominantly rural county, and as a result there is a wide diversity in the SSIs in the county. An example of a biological site of interest is Whippendell Wood, located near to Cassiobury Park and The Grove, Watford. Other sites of interest in the county include Sawbridgeworth Marsh, Ashwell Springs, Thorley Flood Pound, Croxley Common Moor and the Castle Lime Works Quarry. Template:/box-header {{Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Hertfordshire articles by quality statistics}} Template:/box-footer This map depicts the locations of the major settlements within Hertfordshire. The line surrounding the lighter area shows the county's boundaries. The inner lines show the boundaries of the county's ten areas of local government. Grey areas depict areas of urban development. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, thirty settlements in Hertfordshire had a population of at least 5,000. These include Hertford, the county town, Watford, the most populous settlement, and St Alban's, the only city. Three settlements with populations of over 10,000 have been omitted from this map; Bushey, Croxley Green and Abbots Langley are situated to the immediate south, west and north of Watford respectively. Read more... Berkhamsted Bishop's Stortford Borehamwood Broxbourne Cheshunt Harpenden Hatfield Hemel Hempstead Hertford Hitchin Letchworth Potters Bar Rickmansworth Royston Stevenage St Albans Tring Ware Watford Welwyn Garden City A map of the county What are portals? List of portals Featured portals