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The Romans named this
place Durocobrivis. It lies at the junction of
two ancient roads, the Roman Watling Street
and the prehistoric Icknfield Way. Henry I
gave the area to an Augustinian priory which
survives, in part, as the parish church of St
Peter. It was here that Archbishop Cranmer
announced the divorce of Henry VIII and
Catherine of Aragon in 1533.
At one time Dunstable was famous for the
making of straw bonnets but in the 20th
century this industry was overtaken by the
production of Vauxhall motorcars. |
Dunstable Priory - Photo:
MYM
CCL |
