David Lane (dalane@argonet.co.uk)
Wed, 22 Dec 1999 21:53:51 +0000 (GMT)
In article <00b501bf4cad$af1056c0$f1158818@21stcentury.net>,
Mark Blumenthal <blumenidiot@21stcentury.net>
wrote:
> My wife suggests the idea that in England, as well
as most of Europe,
> when an area was settled, most of the people
initially lived in a castle
> which was built on the highest point. Therefore, the
people would always
> be going down when they left the castle. As people
began to settle
> around the castle and build up towns, the literal
term would have been
> preserved. Maybe one of our English members could
contribute on this.
> Mark
The Normans (spit) built those bloody castles to overawe the
peace-loving English. Some cities and towns (Lincoln?
Nottingham?) grew up around castles. Most didn't.
(Aren't we getting off-topic; we'll have Bill chasing us up
soon.)
David
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