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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).
St Albans (/ s ən t ˈ ɔː l b ən z /) is a cathedral city in Hertfordshire, [1] England, east of Hemel Hempstead and west of Hatfield, 20 miles (32 km) north-west of London, 8 miles (13 km) south-west of Welwyn Garden City and 11 miles (18 km) south-east of Luton.
The town of St Albans had been an ancient borough since 1553. It was reformed in 1836 to become a municipal borough and additionally gained city status in 1877. [3] [4]The modern St Albans district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the area of three former districts, which were all abolished at the same time: [5]
St Michael's Church is a Church of England parish church in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. Much of the building is late 10th [ 1 ] or early 11th [ 2 ] century, making it the most significant surviving Anglo-Saxon building in the county. [ 1 ]
Then, in 1875, the Bishopric of St Albans Act was passed and on 30 April 1877 the See of St Albans was created, which comprises about 300 churches in the counties of Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire. Thomas Legh Claughton , then Bishop of Rochester , elected to take the northern division of his old diocese and on 12 June 1877 was enthroned first ...
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St Stephen's Church is a Church of England parish church in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. It is located to the south of the town centre, at the top of St Stephen's Hill (which leads down and then up Holywell Hill to the Abbey). It is a Grade II* listed building. [1]
After the Dissolution in 1539, the churches of St Albans became part of the Diocese of London until 1845 when Hertfordshire was transferred to the Diocese of Rochester. The original St. Peter's Schools were in Old London Road where the foundation stone can still be seen. [ 1 ]