Category: Geography & Places

• Why Do So Many English Places End in ‘-chester’, ‘-caster’ and ‘-cester’?

  8–12 minutes

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  September 1, 2026

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  Britain’s Back Catalogue, Geography & Places, World History

  Chester, caster and cester look like three different endings. They are one ancient word, reshaped by Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings and everyday speech.