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Title: Towns/Villages
Post by: Time on Saturday 05 May 07 11:28 BST (UK)

Knowing that the Vikings were responsible for towns/villages ending in the letters ..by ie Rugby, can anyone tell me or how I can find out myself (without scouring the road atlas) which is the most southerly named town ending in ....by?
Thank you
                             Time

Title: Re: Towns/Villages
Post by: Necromancer on Saturday 05 May 07 11:51 BST (UK)

The dividing line runs diagonally from the south-east to north-west ish .... Danelaw areas agreed above and to the east of the line.... think it starts near London...

Try googling for an article amplifying this, and you'll hopefully get a fix on what you ask !

Heres a start .,.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danelaw

Title: Re: Towns/Villages
Post by: Necromancer on Saturday 05 May 07 11:55 BST (UK)

Map - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:England-878ad.jpg

Title: Re: Towns/Villages
Post by: stanmapstone on Saturday 05 May 07 12:32 BST (UK)

See
Scandinavian origins of place names in Britain

http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/freefun/didyouknow/placenames/scan.html

Stan

Title: Re: Towns/Villages
Post by: Time on Saturday 05 May 07 19:04 BST (UK)

Thank you for the replies and the links.


Time