Chester derives from Old English ceaster, borrowed from Latin castra (fortified camp), and stands on the site of the Roman legionary fortress Deva Victrix.
A city in northwest England, historically a major Roman fortress (Deva Victrix) and medieval trading center
Chester derives from Old English ceaster or cæster, a direct borrowing of Latin castra (fortified camp, plural of castrum). The Romans built a major legionary fortress here around 79 AD, naming it Deva Victrix after the River Dee (from Brythonic Dēva, meaning 'goddess' or 'sacred one'). After Rome withdrew, the Anglo-Saxons called the settlement Legacæstir ('city of the legion'), which shortened to Cæster and eventually Chester. Unlike most -caster/-chester names in England, Chester stands