Hertford Heath was once a settlement of the Catuvellauni tribe, before Julius Caesar invaded in 54 BC. In 1956 builders laying concrete for the garages in Trinity Road, came across a Belgic grave from about the 40–50 AD period, early Iron Age pottery was discovered and remnants are available to view in the British Museum. More extensive historical facts can be found extrapolated from a note written by Esme Nix of Rush Green
Shops and facilities
The village has modest amenities including a convenience store, numerous public houses and eateries and a service station.
The Silver Fox on London Road is a centrally located country pub with a small garden. It offers home cooked food and a wide selection at the bar.
The Goat Inn at the junction of Vicarage Causeway and Downfield Road is the oldest building in the village, with cartography dating pre-1756 showing its location and existence. It is another country pub serving food and boasting an exterior seating area overlooking the village green and the pétanque court. Local legend suggests that Dick Turpin may have patronised The Goat Inn.
The Galley Hall, located in Hailey Lane is a freehouse pub offering home-cooked food.
Hertford Heath Motors are a small MOT test centre and workshop and used car dealer located centrally on London Road.
Haileybury Motor Works offer garage services, repairs, mechanics and equipment, and are located on the southern edge of the village by Haileybury College .
Schools
Hertford Heath Junior Mixed Infant School caters for children from Nursery up to Year 6. Haileybury College, a private boarding school is on the south-east boundary of the village. It offers facilities to the village and public at large who are able, subject to availability, to use its modern sports complex which includes:
The Village Hall – plays host to events such as the local farmers' market and the Annual Horticultural Society show
Holy Trinity Church led by the Rev. Nick Sharp. The church celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2013.
Ermine Street, the former Roman Road from London to York, runs from the rear of Hertford Heath Motors to Goose Green near Hoddesdon and onwards to London and the development of housing across the village.
Florence L. Barclay : a romance novelist and short story writer. She was the wife of Reverend Charles W. Barclay, who was the vicar of Holy Trinity from 1881 to 1920.
