Place details
Place nameTowcester
Other namesTouecestre, Lactodorum, Lactodurum, Iacodulma
CountryUnited Kingdom
Latitude52.133
Longitude-1
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
The Roman name 'Lactodorum' means 'town of dairy farmers;' the town grew up along Roman Watling Street. The town was fortified by Edward the Elder and his sister Ethelfleda, ca. 910-921. The Saracen's Head Inn was immortalized by Charles Dickens in "The Pickwick Papers."
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