St Albans

St Albans , is a city in Hertfordshire, England, east of Hemel Hempstead and west of Hatfield about north-northwest of London, southwest of Welwyn Garden City, and south-southeast of Luton. St Albans was the first major town on the old Roman road of Watling Street for travellers heading north and became the Roman city of Verulamium. It is a historic market town and is now a dormitory town within the London commuter belt and the Greater London Built-up Area.