St Albans is a City in the county of Hertfordshire.
The city of St Albans is located in Hertfordshire, in the southern part of England.
It is situated in the commuter belt north of London, and is known for its large cathedral. The cathedral features medieval wall paintings, and is a popular tourist destination.
Nearby, Verulamium Park contains ornamental lakes and the remains of the city’s ancient Roman wall. The Verulamium Museum is also located here, and displays artefacts from the city’s Roman past, including mosaics and the Sandridge Hoard of gold coins.
St Albans is a beautiful city with a rich history, and is well worth a visit.
St Albans postcode: AL1 3
There are great places to visit near St Albans including some great cities, villages, lakes, parks, hiking areas, towns, geological features, woodlands, nature reserves, waterfalls, historic buildings, gardens, country parks, ruins and shopping centres.
Letchworth, and St Albans are great places to visit near St Albans if you like cities.
St Albans has some unmissable villages nearby like Norton, Redbourn, Anstey, Therfield, Chorleywood, and Essendon.
The area around St Albans boasts some of the best lakes including Norton Pond, Radwell Mill Lake, and Hatfield Forest Lake.
The area around St Albans features a number of interesting parks including Broadway Gardens, and Chorleywood Common.
The area around St Albans features a number of interesting hiking areas including Letchworth’s Greenway, and Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve.
The area around St Albans features a number of interesting towns including Hitchin, Bishop's Stortford, Royston, Welwyn Garden City, Baldock, Sawbridgeworth, and Hatfield.
The area close to St Albans boasts some of the best geological features including Hill End Chalk Pit.
There are a several good woodlands in the St Albans area like Hitchwood, and Hatfield Forest.
St Albans has some unmissable nature reserves nearby like Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve, Stotfold Watermill and Nature Reserve, and Chorleywood Common.
There are a several good waterfalls in the area around St Albans like Oughtonhead Waterfall.
Don't miss Stotfold Watermill and Nature Reserve, Church of Saint Mary at Hitchin, Wimpole Hall, Wimpole Ruins, and Hatfield House's historic buildings if visiting the area around St Albans.
Places near St Albans feature a number of interesting gardens including Hitchin Lavender.
The area around St Albans features a number of interesting country parks including Hatfield Forest, Wimpole Estate, Stanborough Park, and Pishiobury Park.
The area around St Albans's best ruins can be found at Wimpole Ruins.
There are a number of shopping centres near to St Albans including atria Watford.
St Albans History
There are some historic monuments around St Albans:
Areas of St Albans
Like most towns and cities St Albans is comprised of a number of areas, once separate villages or small towns and parishes now part of St Albans.
Many of the areas of St Albans have their own character and places of interest.
Places to see near St Albans
Etymology of St Albans
St Albans takes its name from the first British saint, Alban. The most elaborate version of his story, Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People, relates that he lived in Verulamium, sometime during the 3rd or 4th century, when Christians were suffering persecution. Alban met a Christian priest fleeing from his persecutors and sheltered him in his house, where he became so impressed with the priest’s piety that he converted to Christianity. When the authorities searched Alban’s house, he put on the priest’s cloak and presented himself in place of his guest. Consequently, he was sentenced to endure the punishments that were to be inflicted upon the priest, unless he renounced Christianity. Alban refused and was taken for execution. In later legends, his head rolled downhill after execution and a well sprang up where it stopped.
