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English manor houses were sometimes named for geographical features. Sometimes they were named after particular farm fields or road crossings, fords or bridges. Sometimes the owner of a manor house gave it a name he simply liked. Though it is not medieval, Jane Austen's book, Pride and Prejudice provides a few names that illustrate this. Hunsford is clearly named for a Ford crossing a stream or river. Longbourne takes its name from a stream or brook, which is what bourne means. Netherfield is a low field. And Lucas Lodge was given its name by Sir William Lucas, who had just purchased it.
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What Anglo Saxons place names still exist today?
Britain England frod
A place where you see historical artifacts?
Historical artifacts are likely to be displayed in a museum, in a stately home, or in a special display in a library.
Is it true arcadia was the old name for England?
No. England comes from the old German language term Englaland describing the land where the Angles had moved to. Other names are Albion or Britannica as the Romans named the home of the Britons.
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England, US, Russia, Germany, Italy and Japan
Why did Europeans leave their homes after the war?
because their homes were completely distroyed
