England is famous for its eccentric place names, from 'Matching Tye' to 'Fingringhoe' and 'Upton Snodsbury'. But a new AI study now reveals the most English-sounding locations in the country – and ...
Inhabited by a succession of Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Scandinavians and Normans, Britain has spent centuries simmering into a confusing toponymic soup of counties, cities and castles. Over time, ...
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What's in a name? The meaning of 24 Nottinghamshire place names and their quirky origins
When it comes to British place names, Anglo-Saxon origins tend to dominate in the south and Scandinavian languages in the North, mixed in with Old British or Celtic terms for natural features such as ...
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