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3 +1 | New Market-place of the Regni [people] |
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Latinised Celtic term noviomagus |
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New Market-place of the Regni [people] Explanation: Try this and other refs.: A History of Chichester - Local Histories www.localhistories.org/chichester.html The Romans called Chichester Noviomagus, which means new market place. Roman Chichester was built on a grid pattern. The main streets formed a cross, ... There are other ones that explain the Reginorum bit, also found as 'Regnensium', which makes it a little easier to figure out. |
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Reference: Latinised Celtic term noviomagus Reference information: Like Noyon in France and Nijmegen in the Netherlands. Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noviomagus |
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