The origin of every English city's name

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Join me for an etymological tour of England. And go to https://ground.news/robwords to stay fully informed and see through the headlines. Save 40% on unlimited access to the Ground News Vantage Plan for one month only. In this video, I delve into the origins of the names of every city in England: from the mysterious story of London to the terrific tale of York. ❓What's so new about Newcastle? ❓What was Nottingham's disgusting former name? ❓Which is the only city named after a woman? Join me as we travel through time to answer these questions and more. CITY TIME CODES BELOW 👇 ==RESOURCES== 📚 Caroline Taggart's book is a tremendous read: https://www.amazon.com/Book-English-Place-Names-Villages/dp/0091940435 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Info from English Heritage: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/origins-of-english-place-names/ 🌐 Superb work by m@ at The Londonist: https://londonist.com/london/outside-london/englishcitynames ⭐️PATREON COMMUNITY: patreon.com/robwords 📝FREE NEWSLETTER: http://www.robwords.com/newsletter Check me out on the web, on Twitter & TikTok: http://robwords.com http://x.com/robwordsYT http://tiktok.com/@robwords ==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Introduction 1:01 London 1:53 Lincoln 2:24 Colchester 3:23 Chichester 3:28 Winchester 3:36 Manchester 3:50 Chester 4:07 Lancaster 4:17 Doncaster 4:29 Exeter 4:51 Leicester 5:25 Worcester 5:29 Gloucester 5:44 Norwich 6:16 Southampton 6:46 Wakefield 7:05 Stoke-on-Trent 7:20 Ground News 8:58 Cambridge 9:32 Oxford 9:50 Hereford 9:57 Chelmsford 10:14 Bradford 10:18 Salford 10:35 Coventry 10:50 Lichfield 11:04 Sheffield 11:21 Leeds 11:44 Kingtson-upon-Hull 12:22 Ripon 12:45 Ely 12:58 Portsmouth 13:14 Plymouth 13:26 Bath 13:48 Wells 13:58 Bristol 14:47 Liverpool 15:12 Canterbury 16:05 Salisbury 16:29 Peterborough 16:49 St Albans 17:22 Westminster 17:34 Preston 17:53 Birmingham 18:25 Wolverhampton 19:00 Brighton & Hove 19:34 Nottingham 20:14 Derby 21:10 York 21:57 Durham 22:27 Sunderland 22:57 Newcastle 23:34 Milton Keynes 24:28 Southend-on-Sea 24:45 Carlisle 25:09 Truro