🏛️ Lactodorum-Verulamium
Romano-British settlement and road station in Hertfordshire
📌 Fast Facts
- Located near Park Street, Hertfordshire, England, on the Roman road Watling Street
- Served as a way station and settlement during the Roman occupation of Britain (1st–4th centuries CE)
- Site lies approximately 20 kilometres north of Londinium (London)
- Remains largely agricultural land with subsurface archaeology; limited visible structures
Lactodorum-Verulamium was a Romano-British settlement positioned on Watling Street, one of the principal Roman roads connecting London to the north. The site functioned primarily as a mansio (way station) and local trading point during the occupation of Britain. Archaeological evidence indicates settlement from the 1st century CE through the late Roman period, though the site never developed into a major urban centre ...