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| 1.
Which of the following names comes from the Old English word for "Heathen Temple" |
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The prefix War- used in such towns as Warwick, Warrington and Wareham comes from the Old English "wer". What does this word mean? |
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| 3.
The West London area of Marylebone's name means? |
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Edinburgh's name means Edwin's fort. This name comes from Edwin, the 7th-century king of Northumbria, who built the first fort on the site of Edinburgh castle. |
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| 5.
The Romans called it Mona; in the local language it was Mon. What is its more commonly known modern name? |
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The name of Ampthill in Bedfordshire comes from the Old English for "Ant hill" |
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| 7.
Which of the following cities does not take its name from a river? |
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Cambridge means "bridge over the River Cam" |
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The suffixes -chester -caster and -cester common in many town names such as Manchester, Doncaster and Gloucester all mean the same thing. |
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Bury St Edmunds is so named because St Edmund was buried there. |
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