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Mapping UK History Through Town Name Endings

Mystery History

Google Maps of UK Place Name Endings

by Paley

Updated: February 13, 2018

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Place name endings tell us a lot about who created the town or village through the language of the invaders e.g. Roman, Saxon, Viking, Norman . These linguistic clues often predate the written records allowing history to be assessed,