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Watling Street

Watling Street proper noun: 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.

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.

Origin of Watling Street

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.

Words formed from Watling Street

Questions about Watling Street

What does Watling Street mean?
Watling Street means 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.
What part of speech is Watling Street?
Watling Street is a proper noun.

Words near Watling Street in the dictionary

  1. watkinsonite
  2. Watkinsville
  3. Watkiss
  4. Watley
  5. Watling
  6. Watling Street
  7. Watling Street thistle
  8. Watlington
  9. Watlingtons
  10. Watmore
  11. Watmough

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