Rivers and their estuaries aren't necessarily named the same.
Sometimes the source of a name is a small stream that joins at that point.
By my quick count, a solid 50% of British p-ns are based on water.
---- Richard Coates <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> But if Arbeia is at South Shields, it's on the Tyne.
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> Richard
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: The English Place-Name List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tom Ikins
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> Subject: Re: [EPNL] Arbeia
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> Arbeia is probably based on a river-name, more likely Aru-eia.
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> ---- Keith Briggs <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > In Michael Wood's Britannia program (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00r12j5/The_Great_British_Story_A_Peoples_History_Britannia/), the name Arbeia was explained as 'fort of the Arabs'. This seems to come from Wikipedia and I cannot find it in any reputable book. It's impossible, isn't it?
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> > Keith
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> Tom Ikins
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> The Roman Map of Britain
> http://www.romanmap.com
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Tom Ikins
The Roman Map of Britain
http://www.romanmap.com
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