Lancaster combines the Celtic river name Lune with Old English ceaster (from Latin castra, fortified camp), marking a Roman fort site that became the seat of a powerful medieval duchy.
A city in northwest England, historically the county town of Lancashire, situated on the River Lune
Lancaster combines two elements: the River Lune and Old English ceaster (from Latin castra, 'fortified camp'). The Domesday Book (1086) records it as Loncastre. The river name Lune is of Celtic (Brythonic) origin, possibly from a root meaning 'healthy' or 'pure' (compare Welsh llwn, 'pure'). The second element, -caster, is the northern English reflex of Latin castra, marking