St Albans District
St Albans District is an administrative district of Hertfordshire, England. It includes the St Albans urban area, in addition to the parishes of Colney Heath, Harpenden Rural, Harpenden Town, London Colney, Redbourn, St Michael, St Stephen, Sandridge and Wheathampstead. The population of the district in mid-1998 was estimated at 131,400 by the Office for National Statistics.The district has the status of a city, so is also known as St Albans City or St Albans City & District. It is administrated by the St Albans District Council, also known as St Albans City Council or St Albans City & District Council.
The district was created in 1974 from the combination of the Borough of St Albans, the Harpenden Urban District and the St Albans Rural District.
Nearby places outside the district include Hatfield to the east, Welwyn Garden City to the northeast, Luton and Dunstable to the northwest, Hemel Hempstead to the west, Watford to the southwest and Borehamwood to the south.
