Belgic Oppidum. Ancient British town
Belgic Oppidum. Ancient British town is an archaeological site in Sandridge, City and District of St. Albans, England. Access is restricted and requires permission. Belgic Oppidum. Ancient British town is situated nearby to the forest Devil’s Dyke, as well as near The Slad.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Devil’s Dyke and The Slad.
Devil’s Dyke
Forest
Photo: Legis, Public domain.
Devil's Dyke is the remains of a prehistoric defensive ditch which lies at the east side of the village of Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England. It is protected as a Scheduled Monument.
The Slad
Forest
Devil's Dyke is the remains of a prehistoric defensive ditch which lies at the east side of the village of Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England. It is protected as a Scheduled Monument.
Wheathampstead railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Wheathampstead railway station was a railway station serving Wheathampstead on the Great Northern Railway branch line to Dunstable. While little of it remains now, east of Wheathampstead is the Ayot Greenway which follows what was the line towards Welwyn Garden City. Wheathampstead railway station is situated 3,900 feet northwest of Belgic Oppidum. Ancient British town.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wheathampstead and Sandridge.
Wheathampstead
Village
Photo: Legis, Public domain.
Wheathampstead is a large village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England, north of St Albans. Included within the parish is the small hamlet of Amwell.
Sandridge
Village
Photo: UKgeofan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sandridge is a village and civil parish between the city centre of St Albans and Wheathampstead, in the St Albans district, in Hertfordshire, England, forming part of the contiguous built-up area of St Albans. Sandridge is situated 2 miles southwest of Belgic Oppidum. Ancient British town.
Ayot St Lawrence
Photo: Jason Ballard, CC BY 2.0.
Ayot St Lawrence is a small village in Hertfordshire. It lies between Harpenden and Welwyn Garden City. It is mainly known as the home of George Bernard Shaw from 1906 until his death in 1950.
Belgic Oppidum. Ancient British town
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Sandridge, City and District of St. Albans, Hertfordshire, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.80695° or 51° 48′ 25″ northLongitude
-0.28139° or 0° 16′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C3XRP49+QCOpenStreetMap ID
node 1634426412OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Highlights include Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery and Memorial Hall.
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