Is it possible that the river-name Arun derives from the stem Arno-
(Somerset Earn, Italian Arno, etc.), rather than harhune(dell)?
If so, a string of three (or four) consecutive names along Stane Street from
Pulborough to Chichester (or Fishbourne) would release Ardaoneon from its
association with Portus Adurni.
Tom Ikins
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