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=== England === The Cumbric language was spoken in Northern England until the Medieval era in which the element ''caer'' ("fort") was used in naming places.<ref name="BLITON" /> It also appears in Cornish place-names as ''Ker-''.<ref name="BLITON" /> * [[Caer Mote|Caermote]], Cumberland (''Caermollt'', "Fort of the wether")<ref name="BLITON" /> * Cardew, Cumberland (''Caerdu'', "Black fort")<ref name="BLITON" /> * Cardunneth, Cumberland (''Caerdunawd'', "Dünǭd's fort")<ref name="BLITON" /> * [[Cardurnock]], Cumberland (''Caerdwrnog'', "Fort of the fist-sized stones")<ref name="BLITON" /> * [[Cargo, Cumbria|Cargo]], Cumberland (''Caergoll'', "Fort of hazel")<ref name="BLITON" /> * Carhullan, Westmorland ("Fort of Holland")<ref name="BLITON" /> * Carrick, Northumberland (''Caerwig'', "vicus fort")<ref name="BLITON" /> * Carlatton, Cumberland ("Fort of the leek enclosure")<ref name="BLITON" /> * [[Carlisle, Cumbria|Carlisle]], Cumberland (''{{lang|cy|Caerliwelydd}}'', "Fort [[Luguwalion|Luguwalos]]")<ref name="BLITON">{{cite web |last1=James |first1=Alan |title=The Brittonic Language in the Old North |url=https://spns.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Alan_James_Brittonic_Language_in_the_Old_North_BLITON_Volume_II_Dictionary_2020_Edition.pdf |website=Scottish Place Name Society}}</ref> * Carmolt, Cumberland (''Caermollt'', "Fort of the wether")<ref name="BLITON" /> * [[Carrycoats]], Northumberland (''{{lang|cy|Caerycoed}}'', "Fort of the wood")<ref name="BLITON" /> * [[Carvoran]], Northumberland (''{{lang|cy|Caerferin}}'', "Fort of the Morini")<ref name="BLITON" /> * [[Kerrier]], Cornwall<ref name="D. Mills, 2011">A. D. Mills, ''A Dictionary of British Place Names'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011), s.v.</ref> ''Caer'' is also found in Welsh exonyms for English cities. * [[Cambridge]] (''{{lang|cy|Caergrawnt}}'', "Fort [[River Cam|Granta]]") * [[Canterbury]] (''{{lang|cy|Caergaint}}'', "Fort [[Kingdom of Kent|Kent]]") * [[Chester]] (''{{lang|cy|Caer}}'', "Fort") * [[Chichester]] (''{{lang|cy|Caerfuddai}}'' ) * [[Durham, England|Durham]] (''{{lang|cy|Caerweir}}'', "Fort of the [[River Wear|Wear]]")<ref name="BLITON" /> * [[Gloucester]] (''{{lang|cy|Caerloyw}}'' ) * [[Exeter]] (''{{lang|cy|Caerwysg}}'', "Fort [[River Exe|Usk]]", also Cornish ''Karesk'') * [[Lancashire|Lancaster]] (''{{lang|cy|Caerhirfryn}}'' ) * [[Leicester]] (''{{lang|cy|Caerlŷr}}'', "Fort [[River Soar|Leir]]") * [[Lichfield]] (''{{lang|cy|Caerlwytgoed}}'', "Fort [[Letocetum#Etymology|Grey Wood]]") * [[Salisbury]] (''{{lang|cy|Caersallog}}'' ) * [[Winchester]] (''{{lang|cy|Caerwynt}}'' ) * [[Worcester, England|Worcester]] (''{{lang|cy|Caerwrangon}}'' ) [[File:Carriden House.jpg|thumb|Carriden House, a refurbished Roman fort which formerly formed part of the [[Antonine Wall]] in Scotland.]]
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