The town of St Albans is located North of Gatwick airport a distance of 63 miles that would take around 1 hour 8 minutes by taxi via theM25. It is situated in Hertfordshire and has a population of 64,038 according to the 2001 Census.
The towns used to be known to the Romans as Verulamium and when the first British Christian Martyr called Saint Alban was beheaded in AD308 this gave the town its modern name. The Medieval town grew up around the Benedictine foundation of St Albans Abbey the spot where the famous Martyr died. Two battles of the Wars of the Roses took place near the town and St Albans School was founded in AD948 and is the only school in the english speaking world to have educated a Pope, and is one of the oldest schools in the world.
There are many interesting landmarks, buildings and historical sites in St Albans including Ye Olde Fighting Cocks pub one of the oldest pubs in England, Kingsbury Watermill Museum, The Abbey and Clock Tower and areas such as the Market Place and Holywell Hill.
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Overview of St Albans
St Albans Hotel Addresses:
Thistle St Albans
Watford Rd, St. Albans, AL2 3DS
Tel: 01727 854252
Quality Hotel St Albans
232-236 London Rd, St. Albans, AL1 1JQ
Tel: 01727 857858
Ardmore House Hotel
54 Lemsford Rd, St. Albans, AL1 3PR
Tel: 01727 859313
Premier Inn St Albans
Smug Oak Lane, Watling Street, St. Albans, AL2 3PN
Tel: 08701 977 040
Comfort Hotel St Albans City Centre
Ryder House, Holywell Hill, St. Albans, AL1 1HG
Tel: 01727 848849
The Black Lion Inn
198 Fishpool St, St. Albans, AL3 4SB
Tel: 01727 851786
St Michaels Manor
Fishpool St, St. Albans, AL3 4RY
Tel: 01727 864444
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