Hatfield (or Bishops Hatfield) | As described in John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887)

Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Hatfield (or Bishops Hatfield)

Hatfield (or Bishops Hatfield), market town and par. with ry. sta., on river Lea, in co. and 6 miles SW. of Hertford - par., 12,884 ac., pop. 4059; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Thursday; in the vicinity is Hatfield House, the seat of the Marquis of Salisbury.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description:	"market town and parish with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units:	Bishops Hatfield Parish Hatfield Parish Hertfordshire Ancient County
Place names:	BISHOPS HATFIELD \| HATFIELD \| HATFIELD OR BISHOPS HATFIELD
Place:	Hatfield

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