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PLACE NAMES

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The spelling of place names in Anglo-Saxon England was an uncertain business, with no consistency and no agreement even about the name itself. Thus London was variously rendered as Lundonia, Lundenberg, Lundenne, Lundene, Lundenwic, Lundenceaster and Lundres. Doubtless some readers will prefer other versions of the names listed below, but I have usually employed whichever spelling is cited in either the Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names or the Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names for the years nearest or contained within Alfred’s reign, AD 871–899, but even that solution is not foolproof. Hayling Island, in 956, was written as both Heilincigae and Hæglingaiggæ. Nor have I been consistent myself; preferring the modern form Northumbria to Norðhymbralond to avoid the suggestion that the boundaries of the ancient kingdom coincide with those of the modern county. So this list, like the spellings themselves, is capricious.

Abergwaun Fishguard, Pembrokeshire
Alencestre Alcester, Warwickshire
Beamfleot Benfleet, Essex
Bebbanburg Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland
Brunanburh Bromborough, Cheshire
Cadum Caen, Normandy
Ceaster Chester, Cheshire
Cirrenceastre Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cracgelad Cricklade, Wiltshire
Cumbraland Cumbria
Defnascir Devonshire
Eoferwic York
Eveshomme Evesham, Worcestershire
Exanceaster Exeter, Devon
Fagranforda Fairford, Gloucestershire
Fearnhamme Farnham, Surrey
Gleawecestre Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Lundene London
Lundi Lundy Island, Devon
Mærse River Mersey
Neustria Westernmost province of Frankia, including Normandy
Sæfern River Severn
Scireburnan Sherborne, Dorset
Sealtwic Droitwich, Worcestershire
Teotanheale Tettenhall, West Midlands
Thornsæta Dorset
Tyddewi St Davids, Pembrokeshire
Wiltunscir Wiltshire
Wintanceaster Winchester, Hampshire
Wirhealum The Wirral, Cheshire
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