Place-Names in Englandand their position at present is stronger than ever.This is an indication not simply of the intrinsicinterest of place-names, but also (perhaps mainly)of their relevance to some of the major problemsof early English history.2. Pre-English and Non-EnglishNamesThe earliest...
Conversely, some placenames apparently preserving a saint's name are actually based on a secular personal name, even when prefixed by St.doi:Maney PublishingAdrian RoomNamesRoom, Adrian. 1992. "Saints and Sites: The Interrelationship Between Church Dedication and Placenames in England." Names 40...
Amusing Place Names in Britain It’s not just streets and roads in London that have unique names; many ofBritain’s villages have them as well. As this chapter shows, there are plentyof unique names in the whole of England, Scotland, Wa...
This is why there are so many OXFORD place names in England that end in “-chester"or“-caster". Manchester is one example.STREET After the Romans left Britain, Anglo-Saxon people came. They were from the are a that is CITY OF WEST MINSTER now Germany and the Netherlands (荷兰). The...
The History of Place Names in England and Worcestershire Wyre Piddle, Dag Tail End, Cofton Hackett, Finstall and Inkberrow. Just a few of the strangely intriguing names found on the signposts pointing along the lanes leading to the hamlets, villages and towns of Worcestershire in the rural ...
1Buckingham Palace (白金汉宫) is a famous place in England. It is the London 1 of the Queen of England. She and the Royal Family(皇室家族) live there.Important guests(宾客) from all over the world come here to 2 them.The big palace has 775 rooms. 3 are 92 offices, 52 royal and ...
These two places are both located in Durham, in the northern part of England.Britain has hundreds of other strange and wonderful names for villages and towns. If you want to find out more, just look at a British map.任务一:根据短文阅读,填写表格。Place name Location Origin of the name ...
This is why there are so many place names in England which end in "-chester" or "-caster" —Manchester, for example. The Romans never reached Wales or Scotland, and many place names there are Celtic. For example, Welsh place names that begin with "Llan" come from the Celtic word for...
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根据文章第二段中的“people called the Celts lived all over Britain”可知,首先是The Celts来到英国,即d;文章第二段中的“Then the Romans came. Many towns in England have names that end in “-chester” because the Romans called their towns “castra”可知,然后The Romans到了,然后建了城镇,即e;...