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Bishop of St Albans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (245 words) |
 | The Bishop of St Albans is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of St Albans in the Province of Canterbury. |
 | The cathedral building itself was an abbey church (part of St Albans Abbey) prior to the Dissolution of the Monasteries, then a parish church (purchased by the town in 1553) until its elevation to cathedral status in 1877. |
 | The Bishop's residence is Abbey Gate House, Abbey Mill Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire. |
| St Albans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2340 words) |
 | St Albans (thus spelt, no apostrophe or dot) is the main urban area of the City and District of St Albans in southern Hertfordshire, England, around 22 miles (35.5km) north of central London. |
 | St Albans School, which occupies a site to the West of the Abbey and includes the former Norman Abbey Gateway, was founded in AD 948 and is the only school in the English-speaking world to have educated a Pope. |
 | St Albans is home to one of the country's oldest and finest indoor skateparks at the Pioneer Youth Club, in Heathlands Drive, next to the fire station. |