- A
burh (Old
English pronunciation: [burˠx]) or burg was an Anglo-Saxon
fortification or
fortified settlement. In the 9th century,
raids and
invasions by...
- The
burh might have made use of the
walls of the
Roman Leicester (Ratae Corieltauvorum), of
approx 7,800 ft (2,400 m) (c. 1900 hides). The
burh at Lincoln...
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Bamburgh Castle, on the
northeast coast of England, by the
village of
Bamburgh in Northumberland, is a
Grade I
listed building. The site was originally...
- Anglo-Saxon do****ent
providing a list of over
thirty fortified places (
burhs), the
majority being in the
ancient Kingdom of Wes****, and the
taxes (recorded...
-
defence system was a
network of
burhs,
distributed at
tactical points throughout the kingdom.
There were thirty-three
burhs,
about 30
kilometres (19 miles)...
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Other common Anglo-Saxon
suffixes included ham 'home',
stede 'stead', and
burh 'bury, borough, burgh'. In
toponymic terminology,
names of
individual towns...
- by the
early English to form
tribal strongholds.
Despite their location,
burhs on the
sites of
Roman colonies show no
continuity with
Roman muni****l organisation...
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Later that year,
Edward built a
second burh on the
south side of the
River Welland. The
ramparts of the
northern burh may have been
approximately 3100 ft...
- Bawn Bent
entrance Bergfried Berm Boom Bretèche
Bridge castle Bridge tower Burh Butter-churn
tower Caer
Castle Chamber gate
Chartaque Chashi Chemin de ronde...
-
England (3rd edition.
Oxford U. P. 1971).
Monarchs of Britain, Encyclopædia
Britannica ogdoad.force9.co.uk: The
Burghal Hidage – Wes****'s
fortified burhs...
