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The history and attractiveness of the town, together with excellent road and rail links, makes St Albans a highly popular town to live in, as well as being popular with tourists and visitors. St Albans is situated between the M25, M1 and A1(M) motorways. It is surrounded by countryside while nearby towns include Harpenden (5 miles north), Hatfield (5 miles east), Welwyn Garden City (7 miles east), Hemel Hempstead (6 miles west) and Watford (7 miles south). St Albans has 2 train stations with St Albans City Station on the Thameslink line giving commuters just a 20 minute journey to London Kings Cross. The second, smaller train station is St Albans Abbey Station which connects to Watford.

In Roman Britain, St Albans was called Verulamium and was Britain's third largest Roman City. The small river that runs through the city is called the River Ver. The river runs through Verulamium Park which is a popular park for walks and recreation. St Albans is named after Britain's first Christian martyr.

The city is full of historic buildings with St Albans Cathedral being particularly impressive. The buildings along Fishpool Street, near the Cathedral are full of character, as are those on Holywell Hill. Alban, a Roman soldier executed outside Verulamium AD303, was the first Christian martyr in Britain; the Saxons built an abbey on the supposed site of his martyrdom. The abbey was rebuilt was rebuilt by the Normans, and enlarged in the 13th century. It became a cathedral in 1877. The 18th century clock tower, 77 ft high, offers a fine view over the city.

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