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Anglo-Saxon History Illustrated By Topographical Nomenclature.
ANGLO-SAXON HISTORY ILLUSTRATED BY TOPOGRAPHICAL NOMENCLATURE ,
( Continued from p . 356 . )
— QF THE If AMES GIVEN TO ROMAN SETTLEMENTS . In England , and generally in Grermania , it is only in the case of a few of the greater Boman cities , as London , for instance , that the pre-Roijian or Roman names , have been preserved in the new names . On the other ha ^ d , Boman settlements of which the names are precArvPfl hVhistormnK . annmanvof which the names are not known or
, identified , are distinctly marked by peculiar terms as having beencities , towns , or other settlements previous to the Roman occupation , which Is known by the words Chester , Caster , Cassell , Wick or Wich , & C . ¦ - ; - .. _•¦ - -. ¦ . ^ .. •¦ * 1 -K- ~ v » I » a 1 " 1
In the case of many considerable rtoinan cities , tne mere word Chester or Cassel , or a like word , is all that remains to denote their former occupation ; in other cases some other word is joined with the Romanic term , m in Winchester , Colchester . The terms which are most used are Chester , Borough , Bury , Bere , Eord , Staple , Over , Ware , Hare , Wall , Camp , Wick , Ore , Row , Win or Wind , Wade , Street , Road , Way , Path , Stone , Gage , Ridge , Wool ,
Holling , Apple , Cock , Bag , Bad , Cold , & c , Yare , Bolt or Bol , Uhes or Chis , Hart , Perry or Pury , Shute or Shoot , Maiden .
OF THE WORD CHESTER . A word easily recognizable is Chester . In England this takes the forms of Chester , Cester , Caister or Caster , Getter , and on the continent , of Caster , Ceester , and Casten . It is commonly allowed to be derived from the Latin castrum . Nearly akin to this is Castle , in England , and Castel , Kestel or Kastel on the continent , derived from the Latin castellum .
Berwickshire—* Habchestei \ * Belchester . Cheshire—* Chester . CORKWALL- ^ - Launceston .
CUMBEKXAHDtytuncaster . Derbyshire—* f Little Chester , * Perventio . Castera , Slam * Chesterfield .
Devonshire—* f Exeter . Isca . Chester , Ugborough
Dorsetshire—* Dorchester . Bedcister , Hartgrove . Herchester , Frome , Saint
Qumtin , Launceston , near Tarrant Hinton . Hogchester , near Charmouth Alcester , near Shaftesbury .
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Anglo-Saxon History Illustrated By Topographical Nomenclature.
ANGLO-SAXON HISTORY ILLUSTRATED BY TOPOGRAPHICAL NOMENCLATURE ,
( Continued from p . 356 . )
— QF THE If AMES GIVEN TO ROMAN SETTLEMENTS . In England , and generally in Grermania , it is only in the case of a few of the greater Boman cities , as London , for instance , that the pre-Roijian or Roman names , have been preserved in the new names . On the other ha ^ d , Boman settlements of which the names are precArvPfl hVhistormnK . annmanvof which the names are not known or
, identified , are distinctly marked by peculiar terms as having beencities , towns , or other settlements previous to the Roman occupation , which Is known by the words Chester , Caster , Cassell , Wick or Wich , & C . ¦ - ; - .. _•¦ - -. ¦ . ^ .. •¦ * 1 -K- ~ v » I » a 1 " 1
In the case of many considerable rtoinan cities , tne mere word Chester or Cassel , or a like word , is all that remains to denote their former occupation ; in other cases some other word is joined with the Romanic term , m in Winchester , Colchester . The terms which are most used are Chester , Borough , Bury , Bere , Eord , Staple , Over , Ware , Hare , Wall , Camp , Wick , Ore , Row , Win or Wind , Wade , Street , Road , Way , Path , Stone , Gage , Ridge , Wool ,
Holling , Apple , Cock , Bag , Bad , Cold , & c , Yare , Bolt or Bol , Uhes or Chis , Hart , Perry or Pury , Shute or Shoot , Maiden .
OF THE WORD CHESTER . A word easily recognizable is Chester . In England this takes the forms of Chester , Cester , Caister or Caster , Getter , and on the continent , of Caster , Ceester , and Casten . It is commonly allowed to be derived from the Latin castrum . Nearly akin to this is Castle , in England , and Castel , Kestel or Kastel on the continent , derived from the Latin castellum .
Berwickshire—* Habchestei \ * Belchester . Cheshire—* Chester . CORKWALL- ^ - Launceston .
CUMBEKXAHDtytuncaster . Derbyshire—* f Little Chester , * Perventio . Castera , Slam * Chesterfield .
Devonshire—* f Exeter . Isca . Chester , Ugborough
Dorsetshire—* Dorchester . Bedcister , Hartgrove . Herchester , Frome , Saint
Qumtin , Launceston , near Tarrant Hinton . Hogchester , near Charmouth Alcester , near Shaftesbury .