a town of the hundred of Broadwater, in the county of Hertford, thirty-one miles from London. It formerly belonged to the abbot of Westminster. The church, which stands on a hill, is an ancient building, with a large square tower. There is a free grammar-school, and an endowed alms-house. This town has a market on Wednesday. The inhabitants amounted in 1801 to 1254, in 1811 to 1302, in 1821 to 1664, and in 1831 to 1839.