| PAGE | | 1. | County and Shire. The Name Hertfordshire. Its Origin and Meaning | 1 | | 2. | General Characteristics of the County | 4 | | 3. | Size. Shape. Boundaries | 8 | | 4. | Surface and General Features | 10 | | 5. | Watershed. Rivers | 16 | | 6. | Geology and Soil | 25 | | 7. | Natural History | 38 | | 8. | Climate and Rainfall | 50 | | 9. | People—Race, Dialect, Settlements, Population | 57 | | 10. | Agriculture—Main Cultivations, Woodlands, Stock | 62 | | 11. | Special Cultivations | 67 | | 12. | Industries and Manufactures | 70 | | 13. | Minerals—An Exhausted Industry | 74 | | 14. | History of Hertfordshire | 76 | | 15. | Antiquities—Prehistoric, Roman, Saxon | 87 | | 16. | Architecture. (a) Ecclesiastical—Abbeys and Churches | 97 | | 17. | Architecture. (b) Military—Castles | 109 | | 18. | Architecture. (c) Domestic—Famous Seats, Manor Houses, Cottages | 114 | | 19. | Communications—Past and Present. Roads, Railways, Canals | 125 | | 20. | Administration and Divisions—Ancient and Modern | 135 | | 21. | The Roll of Honour of the County | 141 | | 22. | The Chief Towns and Villages of Hertfordshire | 151 |
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