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History. Pre-Conquest. Stevenage lies near the line of the Roman road from Verulamium to Baldock. Some Romano-British remains were discovered during the building of the New Town, and a hoard of 2,000 silver Roman coins was discovered during housebuilding in the Chells Manor area in 1986.
- 25.96 km² (10.02 sq mi)
- Hertfordshire
- 01438
- East of England
Mar 14, 2021 · Stevenage began as a Saxon village in 7th Century Hertfordshire. It was called Stith ac, which means strong oak. In those days trees were used as meeting places and perhaps one large oak used in that way gave Stevenage its name.
Apr 25, 2024 · Stevenage, new town and borough (district) in the administrative and historic county of Hertfordshire, England. It lies along the Great North Road (a major English transportation artery) in the northern periphery of the London metropolitan region. Stevenage was the first new town to be designated.
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History of Stevenage. Stevenage through the Ages From Pre-historic Stevenage to Stevenage New Town; Articles about the Town's Early History Stories about the early history of Stevenage;...
Sep 26, 2022 · Among historic maps for Stevenage, the tithe survey of 1834 is both the most comprehensive and informative. It records every field and scrap of land by name and so has left an unsurpassed...
Nov 11, 2016 · Stevenage was the first of a new breed of towns created as an answer to Britain's post-war housing crisis. A concrete jungle where dreams are made? The...
The history of Stevenage began on a small community on a wooded hill in North Hertfordshire during Saxon times. The area was known as ‘Stigenace’ meaning ‘at the Strong Oak’, with groups forming in what are now Chells, Woolenwick, Broadwater and Shephall.
