Watling Street

English

Etymology

From the Old English Wæcelinga Stræt. The Waeclingas ("people of Waecla") were a tribe in the St Albans area, and the Anglo-Saxon name of St Albans was Wætlingaceaster.

Proper noun

Watling Street

  1. A historic route in England, first used by the ancient Britons, running from Dover and London in the southeast via St Albans to Wroxeter, and crossing the River Thames.

Derived terms

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