| A distance away yet very close to London is the | | | | after the town of Hertford. The puritan minister Samuel |
| town of Hertford in Hertfordshire County in England. It | | | | Stone came from Hertford to the Americas and |
| is a beautiful reminder of a gentle English way of living | | | | established this colony. Both are pronounced in the |
| and seems to be rarely touched by modern civilization | | | | same manner but have a different spelling. The town is |
| with the exception of traffic. The town has much to | | | | also said to be the basis for the book Pride and |
| offer and was ranked as one of the top ten places to | | | | Prejudice by Jane Austen, who is said to have based |
| live in 2006. | | | | the fictional town of Meryton on the town of Hertford. |
| Many estates adorn the land and town of Hertford. In | | | | Natives to the town are also the band Deep Purple as |
| these includes Hertford Castle which is a beautiful | | | | well as actor Rupert Grint who is best known from the |
| castle once lived in by Edward IV who rebuilt it to | | | | Harry Potter series. Other shows have been filmed |
| grandeur. It now holds the town council of the area | | | | within the city limits because of its quaint heritage and |
| which also contributes to the area's economy. | | | | lovely landscaping. |
| Also visible in the financial health of the town is one of | | | | Though the town of Hertford does not have a mall it |
| the last privately owned breweries in the area. The | | | | has many smaller shops that are much enjoyable to |
| McMullens Brewery is responsible for maintaining jobs | | | | patron. There are also over twenty pubs and |
| for many of its citizens. Many people commute to | | | | restaurants to visit. These establishments have regular |
| London as well who live in Hertford as the rails and | | | | visitors from not only local citizens but visitor from |
| commuter trains are very effective for many. | | | | London and other counties. |
| Hartford, Connecticut was co-founded and named | | | | |