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Definition of Burh

Burh
Burh Burh, n. See Burg. [Obs.]

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- A burh (Old English pronunciation: [burˠx]) or burg was an Anglo-Saxon fortification or fortified settlement. In the 9th century, raids and invasions by...
- The burh might have made use of the walls of the Roman Leicester (Ratae Corieltauvorum), of approx 7,800 ft (2,400 m) (c. 1900 hides). The burh at Lincoln...
- Bamburgh Castle, on the northeast coast of England, by the village of Bamburgh in Northumberland, is a Grade I listed building. The site was originally...
- defence system was a network of burhs, distributed at tactical points throughout the kingdom. There were thirty-three burhs, about 30 kilometres (19 miles)...
- Other common Anglo-Saxon suffixes included ham 'home', stede 'stead', and burh 'bury, borough, burgh'. In toponymic terminology, names of individual towns...
- Anglo-Saxon do****ent providing a list of over thirty fortified places (burhs), the majority being in the ancient Kingdom of Wes****, and the taxes (recorded...
- by the early English to form tribal strongholds. Despite their location, burhs on the sites of Roman colonies show no continuity with Roman muni****l organisation...
- Landscape survey has identified a likely position for Bruna's burh. This survey places the burh at Brimstage approximately 11 miles (18 km) from Chester....
- Old English and then Scots, the Brittonic din in Din Eidyn was replaced by burh, producing Edinburgh. In Scottish Gaelic din becomes dùn, producing modern...
- reconquest of Norse-held lands in what was to become England, established a "burh" or fort in Hertford, which was to curb Norse activities in the area. His...