Signposts to the Past: Place-names and the History of EnglandThis book is part of the Images ofLondon series, which uses old photographs and archived images toshow the history ofvarious local areas in England, through their streets, shops, pubs, and people." |
Contents
List of Maps | 7 |
The PlaceNames of Roman Britain | 30 |
Latin Words in English PlaceNames | 63 |
Copyright | |
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Anglo-Saxon Antonine Itinerary archaeological archaeologist barrow beorg Berkshire Blewbury boundary British name burh burial byrig Cameron Celtic century Danelaw Danish derived discussed in Chapter ditch Domesday Domesday Book earlier early spellings earthwork east Ekwall England English names English personal names English place-names English settlement etymology evidence examples field-names funta Gelling genitive hām hamm hill hill-fort hlaw ingahām ingas instances land language Latin manor manorial means meeting-place Middle English Midlands miles names containing north-west occurs Old Norse pagan Penkridge Pensax place-name element place-name studies possible prehistoric probably Professor Cameron's Professor Jackson Ravenna Cosmography recorded refer River river-name Roman Britain Roman road Roman town Romano-British Romano-British name Saxon Scandinavian second element settlement-names Shellingford significance Stenton suffix suggests Survey survived thegn tumulus tūn Uffington village Watling Street Welsh wichām Wickham word