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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.

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AdelCambodunumAntonine ItineraryRoman Road Margary 712Roman fortRalph Thoresby

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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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