0
What else can I help you with?
What is the meaning of towns called chester?
The inclusion of 'chester', 'caster' or 'cester' in a town or city's name usually indicates that it was a Roman town. For example: Chester, Lancaster, Tadcaster, Worcester, Leicester, Gloucester.
What towns in North America have chester or caster in it?
Manchester Winchester
What towns in England end in chester or caster?
Manchester, Colchester, Dorchester, Chichester, Winchester, Portchester, Rochester, WorchesterThere is also the City of Chester in the north west of England, Ilchester in Somerset and Silchester in Hampshire. The "chester" suffix derives from the Latin word castra, meaning a camp or settlement, so these towns had been settled by the Romans during the Roman occupation of Britain which lasted from about the year 40 AD until about 450 - 500 AD. "Worchester" does not exist but the town of Worcester has a similar derivation - the "-cester" part also comes from the Latin word castra. Others with slightly different forms of castra include Alcester, Lancaster, Cirencester, Gloucester (pronounced Gloster), Leicester (pronounced Lester) Tadcaster, Wroxeter and Towcester, (pronounced Toaster.)
What are some towns with 'caster' in their names?
Lancaster
List of towns in England ending in caster?
Caster is a place-name suffix in England that came from the Roman castra indicated that a fort once stood there. Places in England ending in caster include: Lancaster, Ancaster, Brancaster, Hincaster, Doncaster, Tadcaster, and Muncaster.
What towns end with chester?
Chester,Manchester,Glouchester
Towns ending in ham?
towns ending in ham
What towns start with the name of chester?
Chesterfield
What is the meaning of towns called caster?
The "caster" part of many English place names is a left over from the occupation of Britain by the Roman Empire, which lasted for about 500 years from around AD 50. The Romans named, or re-named places and the "caster" derives from the Latin word Castra which means a camp or settlement. See the related question link below.
Towns ending with the word thorpe?
can you list towns ending with the word Thorpe
How did people get their water in roman towns?
It came into the towns on Roman "aqueducts".
How were the bathouses in Roman towns used?
The bath houses in Roman towns were used for getting clean and socializing.The bath houses in Roman towns were used for getting clean and socializing.The bath houses in Roman towns were used for getting clean and socializing.The bath houses in Roman towns were used for getting clean and socializing.The bath houses in Roman towns were used for getting clean and socializing.The bath houses in Roman towns were used for getting clean and socializing.The bath houses in Roman towns were used for getting clean and socializing.The bath houses in Roman towns were used for getting clean and socializing.The bath houses in Roman towns were used for getting clean and socializing.
