Archaeological priority area
‘Watling’ derived from the Saxons – Waeclingas – who lived near St Albans in the 6th century. Roman evidence has been recovered from The Hyde, in the form of a gold coin. Colindeep Lane (Watford Way) was an ancient street and may have been used t
| Field | Value | Fact links |
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| Reference | 77306 | Facts |
| Prefix | archaeological-priority-area | Facts |
| Name | ‘Watling’ derived from the Saxons – Waeclingas – who lived near St Albans in the 6th century. Roman evidence has been recovered from The Hyde, in the form of a gold coin. Colindeep Lane (Watford Way) was an ancient street and may have been used t | Facts |
| Dataset | Archaeological priority area | no fact link |
| Organisation | Historic England | no fact link |
| Start date | no fact link | |
| End date | no fact link | |
| Entry date | 2025-02-10 | Facts |
| Typology | geography | no fact link |
| Geometry |
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| Point |
POINT (-0.249252 51.586279)
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| Archaeological risk tier | Archaeological Priority Area | Facts |
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