But if Arbeia is at South Shields, it's on the Tyne.
Richard
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Subject: Re: [EPNL] Arbeia
Arbeia is probably based on a river-name, more likely Aru-eia.
---- 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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