Know Thy Place! @Big_Heritage
Jan 16, 2016
Know Thy Place!
@Big_Heritage
What’s in a name?!
pre-Saxon namesSaxon Names (Old English)Viking Names (Old Norse)later names….
Pre-Roman Names
• Rivers (i.e Dee, Avon)• Hills Breedon on the Hill (Hill Hill on the Hill)• Manchester – Boob City• Llan or Eccles place names
Early Medieval Period
• Anglo-Saxons• 440(ish) – 1066
• The Vikings• AD 793 - 1066
Pagans vs. Christians?
An interesting time…..
Saxon Names
-ton-ham-ingham
Norse Placenames
- by- kirk- Thwaite (Allthwaite)
Cool Placenames
• Wallasey• Caldy• Twatt
A freebie plug………
Roman Medicine Roadshow!!