Talk:Hertfordshire

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Nickname

Whoever wrote this, i have never heard of 'Hertfordshire Hedgehog' or 'Hertfordshire Hayabout' or related. It must not be very widely used. How common is this? Simply south 20:50, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

I'd never heard the term before (despite having grown up in Hertfordshire). I did the following search on google.

• "Hertfordshire Hedgehogs" (with quotes): 12 matches
• "Hertfordshire Hedgehog": 49 matches
• "Hertfordshire Hayabouts": 3 matches (about a variety of beer)
• "Hertfordshire Hayabout": 0 matches

So it's obviously not a commonly used term nowadays.

This page talks about people of northern Herts being known as Hertfordshire Hedgehogs.

This page (from cheshirelife.co.uk) states "The term Hertfordshire Hedgehog has long been associated with this county, writes Doris Jones-Baker in her book, Tales of Old Hertfordshire." and it also says "Hertfordshire farm boys were called Hayabouts".

So... there is a little evidence that the phrases exist, but little of it is substantial. --David Edgar 07:59, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

"i have never heard... It must not be very widely used". Hmmm. I have heard Hertfordshire Hedgehog so it must be used ALL OVER the place. Icundell 19:09, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

Strange, i am from here... and i have never heard it Simply south 19:47, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

That's not strange - it just means you have never come across it. Here you go: a link to a Herts magazine using it. I'd never hears hayabout though. Icundell 01:40, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

Places of Interest in Hertfordshire

I have attempted to create a page on this to list all of the places possible to visit in Hertfordshire. This is nowhere near complete and so far has been copied from the main page. It has been sorted out into the letters of the alphabet. Please can this be reviewed and people add to the article. Basically it should be places that people can visit for example, museums, landmarks etc. It does not depend on size. Simply south 18:38, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

Looks good, if slightly sparse at the moment! I've added one and I'm all out of ideas. RicDod 18:54, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

Hundreds

The article says "The Domesday Book recorded the county as having nine hundreds. Tring and Danais became one, Dacorum. The other seven were Broadwater, Cashio, Edwinstree, Hertford, Hitchin and Odsey." Does this mean that Tring and Danais were two of the nine, or was Dacorum one of the nine? What was the other one - or two? Braughing perhaps? DaveRo 08:27, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

I took it to mean Tring and Danais merged to form Dacorum after the Domesday Book. Icundell 10:05, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

I conclude that too, and that only one is missing - Braughing. I will edit. DaveRo 11:21, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

Pride and Prejudice?

Wouldn't it be useful to include something mentioning p&p?