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 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 ==== Watling Street thistle