Hertford is the county town of Hertfordshire, England, and is also a civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of the county. Forming a civil parish, the 2001 census put the population of Hertford at about 24,180. Recent estimates are that it is now around 28,000. The name is Anglo Saxon and means the ford frequented by harts or stags.
Conspiracy theories link Hertford to the Knights Templar and the Holy Grail.© This article about tourism in Hertford is provided by a external resource
