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.

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Meanings

proper noun
  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

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.

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APA

Watling Street. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Watling%20Street

MLA

“Watling Street.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Watling%20Street. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Watling Street,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Watling%20Street.

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