St Albans

St Albans
St Albans
Cathedral city
	From the top, View over the Marketplace, The Town Hall, The Clock Tower, St Albans Cathedral
	Coat of Arms
	St Albans Location within Hertfordshire
Area	6.99 sq mi (18.1 km2)
Population	82,146
• Density	11,752/sq mi (4,537/km2)
OS grid reference	TL148073
• London	19 mi (31 km) SSE
District	St Albans;
Shire county	Hertfordshire;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ST. ALBANS
Postcode district	AL1-AL4
Dialling code	01727
Police	Hertfordshire
Fire	Hertfordshire
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	St Albans;
	List of places UK England Hertfordshire 51°45′18″N 0°20′10″W / 51.755°N 0.336°W

St Albans (/sənt ˈɔːlbənz/) 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. 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. It is within the London commuter belt and the Greater London Built-up Area.

^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "St Albans" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 23 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 1012.