St Albans: The King Offa
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St Albans: The King Offa
Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 11 May 2009
Just what King Offa would have thought of the fact that a neighbourhood pub in Wallingford Walk on the Cottonmill estate was named after him will unfortunately have to remain a matter of conjecture. That said he did found St Albans Abbey in the 790s shortly before his death in 796.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.738479
Longitude
-0.335353