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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.
Map of Hertfordshire, UK with St Albans highlighted. Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 160%: Date: 3 August 2011: Source: Ordnance Survey OpenData. Coastline and administrative boundary data from Boundary-Line product. Lake data from Meridian 2 product. Inset derived from England location map.svg by Spischot. Author
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]
Hertfordshire is the location of Jack Worthing's country house in Oscar Wilde's play The Importance of Being Earnest. Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice is primarily set in Hertfordshire. [38] The location of Mr Jarndyce's Bleak House in Charles Dickens's Bleak House is near St Albans. [39]
St Stephen is a civil parish in the St Albans City and District in Hertfordshire, England. It is located approximately 17 miles (27 km) north-northwest of central London, straddling the M25 motorway and immediately adjacent to the southern boundary of St Albans .
The AL postcode area, also known as the St Albans postcode area, [2] is a group of ten postcode districts in England, within five post towns. These cover central Hertfordshire , including St Albans , Harpenden , Welwyn , Welwyn Garden City and Hatfield .
Marshalswick is a suburb of St Albans in Hertfordshire, England, located around 1.5 miles northeast of the city centre.The area was developed from the 1920s onwards. Neighbouring suburbs include Jersey Farm, Fleetville and Bernard
Verulamium was a town in Roman Britain.It was sited southwest of the modern city of St Albans in Hertfordshire, England.The major ancient Roman route Watling Street passed through the city, but was realigned in medieval times to bring trade to St Albans.