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Full record: Carisbrooke

County Isle of Wight
Transcript ...[a]rsbrok
Icon description two castles, walls with one gate
Icons
  • castles (multiple)
  • gate
Description faded
Appearances
  • faded
Etymology Celtic name cognate with the river-names Cary and Carey
Translation
Earlier editors carsbrok (Gough, OS 1935, Parsons)
Early Maps casbrok (Angliae Figura)
Overwritten yes (?)
Attested spelling Carsbrok t. Hy 3 AD