Akeman StreetAkeman Street is a Roman road in southern England between the modern counties of Hertfordshire and Gloucestershire. It is approximately 117 kilometres (73 mi) long and runs roughly east–west. Akeman Street linked Watling Street just north of Verulamium (near modern St Albans) with the Fosse Way at Corinium Dobunnorum (now Cirencester). Evidence suggests that the route may well have been an older track, metalled and reorganised by the Romans.
Grand Union CanalThe Grand Union Canal in England is part of the British canal system. It is the principal navigable waterway between London and the Midlands. Starting in London, one arm runs to Leicester and another to Birmingham. The Birmingham canal is 137 miles (220 km) with 166 locks. The Birmingham line has a number of short branches to places including Slough, Aylesbury, Wendover, and Northampton. The Leicester line has two short arms of its own, to Market Harborough and Welford.
Central LondonCentral London is the innermost part of London, in England, spanning the City of London and several boroughs. Over time, a number of definitions have been used to define the scope of Central London for statistics, urban planning and local government.
West Coast Main LinePrincipal railway route in Great Britain CarlislePenrith Lancaster Euxton JunctionBoltonWigan North WesternWarrington Bank QuayLiverpool Lime StreetLiverpool South ParkwayRuncornWeaver JunctionManchester PiccadillyStockportHolyheadfor Dublin Port ChesterCheadle Hulme Junction CreweMacclesfieldStoke-on-TrentStone JunctionNorton Bridge JunctionStaffordStafford South JunctionColwich JunctionWolverhampton Sandwell and DudleyBirmingham New Street Birmingham InternationalNuneatonC…
HertfordshireCounty of EnglandNon-metropolitan and ceremonial county in EnglandHertfordshire ( , ; often abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial county in the East of England. It borders Bedfordshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south and Buckinghamshire to the west. The largest settlement is Watford. The county has an area of 634 square miles (1,640 km) and had an estimated population of 1,236,191 in 2024.
DacorumDacorum is a local government district with borough status in Hertfordshire, England. The council is based in Hemel Hempstead. The borough also includes the towns of Berkhamsted and Tring and surrounding villages. The borough had a population of 155,081 in 2021. Dacorum was created in 1974 and is named after the medieval "hundred" (a type of county division) of Dacorum, which had covered a similar area.
Prehistoric BritainPrehistoric human occupation of Britain
Domesday BookDomesday Book ( ; the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book") is a manuscript record of the Great Survey of much of England and parts of Wales historically believed to have been completed in 1086 at the behest of William the Conqueror, though recent research by MedievalistprofessorCarol Symes indicates that this book might have been completed as late as 1098 to 1114.
A41 roadThe A41 is a trunk road between London and Birkenhead, England. Now in parts replaced by motorways, it passes through or near Watford, Kings Langley, Hemel Hempstead, Aylesbury, Bicester, Solihull, Birmingham, West Bromwich, Wolverhampton, Newport, Whitchurch, Chester and Ellesmere Port. With the opening of the M40 extension in 1990 from junction 8, much of the route was downgraded.
Chiltern HillsThe Chiltern Hills or the Chilterns () are a chalkescarpment in southern England to the north-west of London, covering 660 mi (1,700 km) across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire. The hills stretch 45 miles (72 km) from Goring-on-Thames in the south-west to Hitchin in the north-east, and are 12 miles (19 km) at their widest.
Civil parishIn England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, which for centuries were the principal unit of secular and religious administration in most of England and Wales. Civil and religious parishes were formally split into two types in the 19th century and are now entirely separate.
Euston railway stationEuston railway station ( ; or London Euston) is a major central London railway terminus and connected London Underground station managed by Network Rail in the London Borough of Camden. It is the southern terminus of the West Coast Main Line, the UK's busiest inter-city railway.
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