By Tim Lambert Early Buriton Buriton began as a Saxon settlement. It was originally called burh tun, which means the farm of hamlet by the fort (burh). The fort in question may have been a much older, iron age fort on Butser Hill. At the time of the Domesday Book in 1086 England was divided… Continue reading A History of Buriton
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A History of Bury St Edmunds
By Tim Lambert Anglo-Saxon Bury St Edmunds Bury St Edmunds began as an Anglo-Saxon settlement called Bedric’s worth. Worth was a Saxon word meaning an enclosure such as a farm or hamlet surrounded by a stockade. In 630 Sigebert the king of East Anglia founded a monastery there. In the 9th century, Edmund was king… Continue reading A History of Bury St Edmunds
A History of Cambridge
By Tim Lambert Saxon Cambridge In the Bronze Age and the Iron Age, there were settlements on the site of Cambridge. Then in the 1st century AD, the Romans built a fort on Castle Hill. However, this fort was abandoned at the beginning of the 5th century AD as the Roman Empire declined. The modern… Continue reading A History of Cambridge
A History of Canterbury
By Tim Lambert Early Canterbury Canterbury started as an Iron Age settlement. It was an important centre for the local Celtic tribe, the Cantiaci in the first century AD. In 43 AD the Romans invaded Britain. Late in the 1st century, they took over the Celtic settlement and rebuilt it. The Romans called the new… Continue reading A History of Canterbury
A History of Carlisle
By Tim Lambert Roman Carlisle Carlisle began as a Roman town called Luguvalium. The Romans invaded Britain in 43 AD and about 78 AD the governor, Agricola, built a wooden fort on the site of Carlisle. Soon a civilian settlement grew up nearby. The soldiers in the fort provided a market for the townspeople’s goods.… Continue reading A History of Carlisle
A History of Catherington
By Tim Lambert Catherington is a small village near Waterlooville in Hampshire. Historians believe that Catherington is named after a woman named Catherine. It was originally called Cater inga tun, which meant the farm or estate (tun) belonging to the people of (inga) Cater. During the Middle Ages Catherington was a small and isolated village.… Continue reading A History of Catherington
A History of Cerne Abbas
By Tim Lambert Early Cerne Abbas Cerne Abbas is a village in Dorset with charming street names such as Piddle Lane, Duck Street, The Folly, and Kettle Bridge. According to legend St Augustine who was sent by the Pope in 597 to preach to the Saxons founded St Augustine’s Well. However, the legend is unlikely… Continue reading A History of Cerne Abbas
A History of Chalton
By Tim Lambert Chalton began as a small Saxon settlement on the edge of Hampshire in the 6th century. It was originally called cealc tun. The Saxon word cealc meant chalk and tun meant a farm or hamlet. So it was the little hamlet on the chalky ground. For centuries Chalton was a small and… Continue reading A History of Chalton
A History of Chard
By Tim Lambert Chard in the Middle Ages Chard began as a Saxon settlement. By the time of the Domesday Book in 1086 Chard had a population of about 150. To us, it would seem tiny but by the standards of the time, it was a fairly large village. At the time of the Normans… Continue reading A History of Chard
A History of Chelmsford
By Tim Lambert Roman Chelmsford The Romans built a small town on the site of Moulsham. It was called Caesaromagus (Caesar’s marketplace). It served as a local market town halfway between London and Colchester. The same craftsmen worked in Roman Chelmsford as in every town, such as carpenters and blacksmiths. Chelmsford was fortified in the… Continue reading A History of Chelmsford