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Verulamium
| Verulamium | |
|---|---|
 Remains of the city walls | |
| Location | Hertfordshire, England |
| Coordinates | 51°45′00″N 0°21′14″W / 51.7500°N 0.3539°W |
| OS grid reference | TL136070 |
  Location of Verulamium in Hertfordshire  Verulamium (England) | |
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. It was about a day's walk from London.
A large portion of the Roman city remains unexcavated, being now park and agricultural land, although due to ploughing on the privately owned agricultural half of the city a lot of damage has been done, as proven by parts of mosaic floors that have been found on the surface, and results of ground penetrating radar show outlines of buildings as smudges rather than clearly defined walls like those protected by the parkland. Part of the Roman city has been built upon, such as the small settlement around the Anglo-Saxon St Michael's Church.[1] Much of the site and its environs is now a scheduled monument.[2]
- ^ Boundary of settlement walls, Pleiades
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1003515)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 November 2013. and related schedules.
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