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Hertford

American  
[hahr-ferd, hahrt-ferd] / ˈhɑr fərd, ˈhɑrt fərd /

noun

  1. a city in and the county seat of Hertfordshire, in SE England.

  2. Hertfordshire.


Hertford British  
/ ˈhɑːtfəd /

noun

  1. a town in SE England, administrative centre of Hertfordshire. Pop: 24 460 (2001)

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"I was just by the buffet car. It was odd. I was at the end of the carriage, all these kids were running up and I thought it was like a prank - Halloween or students," said Day, who was travelling back to Hertford.

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Four boxes have been placed in the Hertfordshire towns of Letchworth Garden City, Ware and Hertford - with a fifth available in Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire.

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Josh Dean, the Labour MP for Hertford and Stortford, has raised Lily's case in parliament.

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Sean's lifelong friend, David Kiddie, from Hertford, is embarking on a 190-mile fundraising walk.

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