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Where does “Cambridgeshire” come from?

Cambridgeshire derives from Middle English Cantebrigge, from Old English Grantanbryċġ, meaning "fortified town on the River Granta."

Ancestry of “Cambridgeshire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCambridge—
2Middle EnglishCantebrigge—
3Old EnglishGrantanbryċġGranta-bridge
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