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Alauna from *alausa 'shining', Lower Learchild

Trimontium Latin 'three hills', Newstead under the three Eildon Hills.

Bremenium from British *brem|ia, 'roaring stream' the Sills Burn, High Rochester.

Habitancum Latin, Habitus|ancum 'property of Habitus', Risingham.

Lindisfarena eg Old English, lindis|faran|eg, 'Lincolnshire travellers island' Lindisfarne Island.

Bebbanburh Old English, Bebban|burg, 'Bebbe's fort' named for Bebbe Aethelfrith's queen, Bamborough.

Tese from British *tes 'boiling', the Tees.

Tuidi Touesis in Ptolemy, linked to the root 'teva', to swell, the Tweed.

Tinea Linked to the root *ti= to flow, the Tyne

Arbeia Etymology unkown, the fort at South Sheilds

Vindomora *uindo=bright + *mori= sea or waters, the fort at Ebchester

Concangivm Perhaps *Konkos=horse, hence "place of the horse people", Chester-le-Street

Longovicivm *longovices=ship fighters, Lanchester

Magis *magos=at the plains, Piercebridge

Vinovia Etymology uncertain, perhaps linked to Guinnion in Nennius, site of one of Arthur's battles. Binchester.

Wall forts

(1) Onnum *onna= stream, pre-Celtic, Halton Chesters

(2) Vindovala *uindo=white + *bala=peak, Rudchester.

(3) Condercvm *com=with + *derco=view, fort with a wide view, Benwell.

(4) Pons-Aelius Latin, Hadrian's Bridge, Newcastle on Tyne.

(5) Segedvnvm *sego= force, victory + dvnvm = fort, Fort of Victory, Wallsend.