include Caer Glow, Gleawecastre and Gleucestre.

This etymology was first suggested by the Austrian philologist, Alfred Holder, in 1896. An alternative etymology has been proposed, which argues that the first element of the place-name is related to a Welsh word signifying 'valiant', rendering 'Gloucester' to mean 'fortress of the valiant'.

History

Roman Gloucester

Glevum was established around AD 48 at an important crossing of the River Severn and near to the Fosse Way, the early

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