St. Albans Namesake Towns and Villages

St. Albans, has given it's name to several other places in the World -

St. Albans in the US state of Vermont and St. Albans in New South

Wales, Australia.

Vermont was chartered

in 1763. It remains one of the smallest "cities" - although we'd

probably call it a village - in the state, with just 7,650 inhabitants.

The town, nestled between Lake Champlain and the Green Mountains,

sounds (and looks) picturesque and is particularly proud of it's Maple Festival.

North of Sydney, Australia, you'll find St. Albans, New South Wales. The origins of the village name is disputed, although most believe

the use of St. Albans was in honour of a village citizen Ann Bailey,

who was born and christened Ann Smith, in July 1809 at St. Albans

Abbey, in England. Smith, who had married and taken her husband's

surname Bailey in England, was sent to Australia as a convict. The village appears, at least on the internet and in guide books, to consist of a pub and little else.

Have you ever been one of the other St. Albans? Are you from St.

Albans, Vermont or St. Albans, NSW? If so, we'd love to hear any

stories you might have, or see any photographs you might have to

share...