Hertfordshire was founded in the Norse-Saxon Wars of the 9th century and developed through commerce serving London. Hertfordshire today is steeped in historical character but its industry and commerce has change radically from origins in brewing and paper making through to aircraft manufacture. The county has developed a wide range of industry where pharmaceuticals, financial services and film making are prominent.
People have occupied Hertfordshire for more than 350,000 years before Britain was even an island ranging from Norse-Saxons to Romans not to mention being owned by various Royals, but the Hertfordshire we know today is made up of 10 districts formed under the local government act 1972 and boasts a whopping 1,119,800 residents. And Hertfordshire is also a great "place" for "spotting" animals from deer in Ashridge to Parakeets in Shenley as i discovered just myself the other day.
Letchworth and Welwyn Garden Citys were central to the developement of town planning and this proved to be useful for the new towns act 1946, Stevenage being the first followed by Welwyn, Letchworth, Hatfield and Hemel Hempstead.
The character of Hertfordshire changed in the later part of the 20th century. At the start of the 20th century, 83% of workers worked in agriculture but by the end of it only 1% worked in this industry. Only one original brewery remains open despite our origins beginning with brewing. Nowadays Hertfordshire has become a service HQ for several important companies and a great hub for London commuters but thankfully it remains beautiful and charming with many reminders of how Hertfordshire became what it is today.
Using the Worldwide Web, search for the answers to the following questions to get the numbers for the Coordinates to the Final:
1) The County of Hertfordshire covers approx. 63A Square Miles
2) Warner Bros. Studios is set in Leavesden, where all the Harry Potter series was filmed. James Bond’s GoldenEye was also filmed here in 199B.
3) In 2013, the county population was 1,140,C00
4) Elevations are higher in the north and west, reaching more than 2DG m in the Chilterns near Tring.
5) The Plough Roundabout in Hemel Hempstead comprises of E little Roundabouts
6) How many Motorways run through Hertfordshire? Let F be your answer
7) See Question 4
8) Watford FC finished the 1998-1999 Season in what Position? Let H be your answer
9) How many Canals run through Hertfordshire? Let I be your answers
10) How many Cities does Hertfordshire have? Times your answer by 2 and let this be your answer for J
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