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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Stafford, Warwick, and Worcester; and its British name Caer Leon Vawr, "city of Leon the Great," has been referred … and the more respectable historians deduce its names, Caer Leon Vawr, "city" or "camp of the great legion," and Caer Leon ar Dwfyr dwy, "the city of the legion on the Dee," …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… 66 which extended into Church Stretton parish to include Caer Caradoc hill. 67 All Stretton township then also … of the Roman road 76 and then crossed fields towards Caer Caradoc hill. Along the top of the Long Mynd the … on the north-west and by Ragleth, Hazler, Helmeth, and Caer Caradoc hills on the south-east. The dale is narrowest …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the arrival of the Romans, this was a British city, called Caer Cori, the "town on the river Corin," which the Romans …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 4 miles of Walcott, the seat of the Earl of Powis, are the Caer or Bury Ditches, the station of the British hero, and …
Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III
… Barnes, David de Beskenall, William Certein, Henry de Caer, Robert de Pendre, Philip de Rospanal, William le Glas, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… situation on the river Colne. It was called by the Britons Caer Colun, and appears to have been a town of considerable …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… 1358 inhabitants. This place, which was anciently called Caer Gyfin, is supposed to have arisen from the ruins of the … a hill on the opposite side of the vale. This camp, called Caer Drewyn, was of a circular form, and was defended by a …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… from Edinburgh. This place derived its name, originally Caer Amon, from the erection of a fortress on the river Amon …
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