Ron - "cester" originates in the Old English word ceaster - which means
Roman station or walled town, old fortification or earthwork. Worcester,
England was called Weogorna Civitas in 691AD and is listed in the Doomsday
Book as Wirecestre - 'Roman town of the Weogora tribe'.
>From book called English Place Names:
Attleborough (Norfolk, England). Atleburc 1086 (Doomsday Book). 'Stronghold
of a man called Etla - an Old English pers. name plus 'burh' (Old English;
fortified place)
Attleborough (Warwickshire, England). Atteleberga 12th Century. 'Hill or
mound of a man named Etla' - Old English pers. name plus beorg (Old English;
hill, mound or tumulus)
Regards,
Ian Viles (Derbyshire, UK)
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