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After the Romans left Britain people from
other countries settled here. Placenames tell us where they lived
and which language they spoke. Here a few examples.
Most names were derived from literal meanings;
here are a few examples and their origins:
Calder as
in the river – ‘swift stream’ Celtic.
Exley – ‘church
field’ Celtic.
Fixby – ‘Feck’s
farmstead’ Old Irish.
Rastrick – ‘Resting
place’ Old Norse.
Stainland – ‘stoney
land’ Old Norse.
Elland – ‘land
by the river’ Anglosaxon.
Todmorden – ‘Totta’s
boundary valley’ Anglosaxon.
Halifax – ‘coarse
grass amongst rocks’ Anglosaxon.
After the Battle of Hastings in 1066 William
the Conqueror rewarded his victorious Knights by giving them
estates and manors. The Bayeux Tapestry (see below) depicts Williams
victory at the Battle and the aftermath.
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