East of England
Hertfordshire
City & District of St. Albans

Verulamium

Verulamium 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.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: ancient town in Roman Britain
  • Also known as: “Roman Verulamium”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Roman Theatre, St Albans and Verulamium Museum.

Historic site
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The Roman Theatre at , Hertfordshire, England is an excavated site within the Roman walled city of Verulamium. Although there are other Roman theatres in Britain, the one at Verulamium is claimed to be the only example of its kind, being a theatre with a stage rather than an amphitheatre. is situated 580 feet north of Verulamium.

Museum
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St Albans Museums is a collection of museums and historic buildings in the city of , , that is run by St Albans City and District Council. is situated 830 feet east of Verulamium.

Church
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St Michael's Church is a Church of England parish church in , , England. Much of the building is late 10th or early 11th century, making it the most significant surviving Anglo-Saxon building in the county. is situated 610 feet east of Verulamium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Albans and St Stephens.

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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.

Suburb
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St Albans is a cathedral city in , England, east of and west of , 20 miles north-west of , 8 miles south-west of and 11 miles south-east of .

Village
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is a village, on the southern outskirts of , in the parish of St Stephen and district of the City of St Albans in . is situated 1½ miles south of Verulamium.

Verulamium

Latitude
51.75252° or 51° 45′ 9″ north
Longitude
-0.35866° or 0° 21′ 31″ west
Open location code
9C3XQJ3R+2G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 159454810
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q19861
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Verulamium” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Веруламій”
  • Catalan: “Verolamium”
  • Catalan: “Verulàmium”
  • Chinese: “維魯拉米翁”
  • Chinese: “维鲁拉米恩”
  • Chinese: “维鲁拉米翁”
  • Dutch: “Verulamium”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “فيرولاميوم”
  • Esperanto: “Verulamium”
  • Esperanto: “Verulanium”
  • Finnish: “Verulamium”
  • French: “Verulamium”
  • German: “Verulamium”
  • Hebrew: “ורולמיום”
  • Indonesian: “Verulamium”
  • Italian: “Verulamium”
  • Japanese: “ヴェルーラミウム”
  • Japanese: “ウェルラミウム”
  • Ladin: “Verulamium”
  • Latin: “Verulamium”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Verulamium”
  • Norwegian: “Verulamium”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Verulamium”
  • Polish: “Verulamium”
  • Portuguese: “Verulâmio”
  • Russian: “Веруламий”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Verulamijum”
  • Spanish: “Verulamio”
  • Spanish: “Verulamium”
  • Tagalog: “Verulamium”
  • Turkish: “Verulamium”
  • Ukrainian: “Веруламій”
  • “Verulamium”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ancient Secret Shrine and Ancient Shop Ruins.

Nearby Places

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