Saint Al·bans (ôl b nz) A municipal borough of southeast England northwest of London. It was founded as an abbey town in 793 on the site of the Roman settlement of Verulamium. Population: 82,400. |
Saint Albans [ˈɔːlbənz]
n usually abbreviated to St Albans
(Placename) a city in SE England, in W Hertfordshire: founded in 948 ad around the Benedictine abbey first built in Saxon times on the site of the martyrdom (about 303 ad) of St Alban; present abbey built in 1077; Roman ruins. Pop.: 80 376 (1991) Latin name Verulamium
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