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The Roman Period Name for Adel

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 May 2016

Pete Wilson
Pete Wilson*
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Malton pete.wilson331@btinternet.com
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Abstract

Antiquarian and more recent discussions of Roman period place-names in western West Yorkshire are considered, along with possible locations for Cambodunum, with the Roman period site at Adel identified as the latter.

Keywords

AdelCambodunumAntonine ItineraryRoman Road Margary 712Roman fortRalph Thoresby
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Shorter Contributions
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Britannia , Volume 47 , November 2016 , pp. 280 - 285
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Copyright © The Author(s) 2016. Published by The Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies 

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