East of England
Hertfordshire
City & District of St. Albans

Townsend

Townsend is a suburb in , , and has about 5,700 residents. Townsend is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include St Albans City Hospital and St Albans Cathedral.

Hospital
Photo: Gary Fellows, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an acute in , operated by the West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Church
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, officially the Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban, also known as "the Abbey", is a Church of England cathedral in , England.

Archaeological site
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was a town in Roman Britain. It was sited southwest of the modern city of in , . The major ancient Roman route Watling Street passed through the city, but was realigned in medieval times to bring trade to St Albans.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Albans and Childwickbury.

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is an cathedral city to the north of , in the county of . Its rich Roman and Medieval history means it is much more worth a visit than the typical commuter suburb.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in , England, lying to the north of in the parish of . was home to Stanley Kubrick from 1978 until his death in 1999.

Suburb
is a suburb of in , England, located around 1.5 miles northeast of the city centre. The area was developed from the 1920s onwards.

Townsend

Latitude
51.76355° or 51° 45′ 49″ north
Longitude
-0.34092° or 0° 20′ 27″ west
Population
5,700
Elevation
256 feet (78 metres)
Open location code
9C3XQM75+CJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1202459054
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
12750112
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