Gelling, M. (1967). English place-names derived from the compound w cham. Medieval Archaeology 11. Vol 11, pp. 87-104. https://doi.org/10.5284/1071471. Cite this via datacite
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English place-names derived from the compound w cham | ||||
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Medieval Archaeology 11 | ||||
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Medieval Archaeology | ||||
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87 - 104 | ||||
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At the earliest period at which English place-names were formed there was a type of settlement called a w chám, occurring close to Roman roads and usually near small RB settlements, which derived its name from a connection with the vici of Roman Britain. This connection could be either one of geographical proximity or, possibly, functional identity. The twenty-nine occurrences of this name are discussed (one certain and one possible example in an appendix). Old English w c, long recognised as deriving from Latin vicus, may have had a meaning close to that of the Latin term when used in this appellative compound. The general distribution of the names resembles that of the laeti material mapped by S C Hawkes but there is not sufficient detailed correspondence to do more than speculate on the possibility that these names were formed when the function of a vicus was known or remembered by Germanic speakers. Appendices discuss w ct n names and, in detail, the precise localisation of W chám in Hailey (Oxfordshire) parish which is now possible from charters and archaeological evidence (see also 69/368). RNB | ||||
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05 Dec 2008 |
