Berkhamsted is a historic market town in Hertfordshire, England, in the Bulbourne valley, 26 miles (42 km) north-west of London. The town is a civil parish with a town council within the borough of Dacorum which is based in the neighbouring large new town of Hemel Hempstead. Berkhamsted, along with the adjoining village of Northchurch, is encircled by countryside, much of it in the Chiltern Hills which is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
Berkhamsted Civic Centre, 161 High Street, Berkhamsted.
Image: Old Town Hall Berkhamsted
Image: St Peter's Church, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England
Image: Berkhamsted Castle Jan 2007
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial county in the East of England and one of the home counties. It borders Bedfordshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south and Buckinghamshire to the west. The largest settlement is Watford, and the county town is Hertford.
Image: Knebworth W front
Image: Berkhamsted Canal
Image: The Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban
Peter de Wint, Cornfields near Tring Station, Hertfordshire, 1847, Princeton University Art Museum