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The suffix 'cester' is derived from the Old English word 'ceaster', which meant a Roman fort or town, and derived from the Latin 'castrum', from which the modern word 'castle' also derives.

History

Alcester was founded by the Romans in around AD 47 as a walled fort. The walled town, possibly named Alauna developed from the military

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