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Jul 6, 2021 · England. St Albans, England, United Kingdom. St Albans is a wonderful market town and the site of the execution of Britain’s first Christian martyr (209 AD). Amy Irvine. 06 Jul 2021. About St Albans. The historic town of St Albans has something for everyone, from Roman ruins to the shrine of St Alban, along with many medieval and Victorian sites.
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Apr 9, 2024 · Saint Albans, town and city (district), administrative and historic county of Hertfordshire, England. It is located in the valley of the River Ver, about 20 miles (32 km) northwest of central London. A British town was established on the west bank of the Ver in the 1st century bce, and subsequently.
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St Albans was once named Verulamium - the third largest city in Roman Britain, and the Verulamium Museum unravels the district’s rich history with interactive displays, and some of the finest Roman mosaics and wall plasters outside the Mediterranean. Nearby you can explore more Roman history at the Hypocaust and the Roman Theatre.
St Albans is a city located in Hertfordshire, England. [1] . It was originally founded as Verlamion a settlement belonging to the Catuvellauni (a Celtic tribe or state of southeastern Britain before the Roman conquest, attested by inscriptions into the 4th century).
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St Albans is a cathedral city in Hertfordshire, England, east of Hemel Hempstead and west of Hatfield, 20 miles north-west of London, 8 miles south-west of Welwyn Garden City and 11 miles south-east of Luton. St Albans was the first major town on the old Roman road of Watling Street for travellers heading north and became the city of Verulamium.