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  2. Verulamium - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Scheduled monuments in Hertfordshire - Wikipedia

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    Verulamium: 1st century AD The ruins of a Romano-British city. Most of the city has not been excavated. [8] Waytemore Castle: late 11th century ...

  4. St Albans Museums - Wikipedia

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    Verulamium Museum is situated in what was once the forum of the walled city of Verulamium, [5] next to Verulamium Park. The museum contains information about the Iron Age and Roman periods of St Albans' history. The later history of the settlement is presented at the St Albans Museum + Gallery. [4]

  5. Verulamium Park - Wikipedia

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    Verulamium Park is a park in St Albans, Hertfordshire. Set in over 100 acres (0.40 km 2 ) of parkland, Verulamium Park was purchased from the Earl of Verulam in 1929 by the then City Corporation. Today the park is owned and operated by St Albans City and District Council.

  6. History of St Albans - Wikipedia

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    The Abbots of St Albans diverted Watling Street away from the ruins of Verulamium into the medieval town. Three main roads date from the medieval period—Holywell Hill, St Peter's Street, and Fishpool Street—each of which had a pilgrim church founded in the ninth century by Abbot Ulsinus at the entrance to the town: St Stephen's , St Peter's ...

  7. Roman Theatre, St Albans - Wikipedia

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    The Roman Theatre at St Albans, Hertfordshire, England is an excavated site within the Roman walled city of Verulamium. Although there are other Roman theatres in Britain (for example at Camulodunum), the one at Verulamium is claimed to be the only example of its kind, being a theatre with a stage rather than an amphitheatre. [1] [2]

  8. St Michael's Church, St Albans - Wikipedia

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    St Michael's is built on the site of the Roman basilica of Verulamium. [3] According to the 13th-century chronicler Matthew Paris, in AD 948 Abbot Wulsin (or Ulsinus) of St Alban's Abbey founded a church on each of the three main roads into the town of St Albans, namely St Michael's, St Peter's and St Stephen's, [4] to serve pilgrims coming to venerate the Abbey's shrine of Saint Alban.

  9. Hypocaust Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Hypocaust Museum is a museum at St Albans, Hertfordshire, England.Situated in Verlamium Park, the museum provides in situ conservation and interpretation of a hypocaust within the walled city of Verulamium.