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Colney Street is a hamlet (place), hamlet in the English county of Hertfordshire.
It lies on the A5183 road, this was formerly the A5 road (Great Britain), A5 road and, before that, Roman Britain's Watling Street. In addition its northern boundary is delineated by the M25 motorway. These location advantages have led to it becoming a primarily industrial and business area.
Colney Street was first recorded in Latin translation in 1275, and as ''Colneystrete'' in 1475. It takes its name from the River Colne, Hertfordshire, River Colne, with the Old English suffix ''ēa'', meaning "river", and the Middle English ''strete'' "Roman road", referring to Watling Street.
Colney Street forms part of the civil parish of St Stephen, Hertfordshire, St Stephen in the district of City of St Albans, St Albans. At the 2011 Census the population of the hamlet was included in that of St. Stephen.
Colney Street is a hamlet (place), hamlet in the English county of Hertfordshire.
It lies on the A5183 road, this was formerly the A5 road (Great Britain), A5 road and, before that, Roman Britain's Watling Street. In addition its northern boundary is delineated by the M25 motorway. These location advantages have led to it becoming a primarily industrial and business area.
Colney Street was first recorded in Latin translation in 1275, and as ''Colneystrete'' in 1475. It takes its name from the River Colne, Hertfordshire, River Colne, with the Old English suffix ''ēa'', meaning "river", and the Middle English ''strete'' "Roman road", referring to Watling Street.
Colney Street forms part of the civil parish of St Stephen, Hertfordshire, St Stephen in the district of City of St Albans, St Albans. At the 2011 Census the population of the hamlet was included in that of St. Stephen.
See also
*Colney Heath *London ColneyReferences
External links
* Hamlets in Hertfordshire City of St Albans {{Hertfordshire-geo-stub