Etymology

Towcester

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Today it means: A market town and civil parish with a town council in West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP6948). Full definition →

Middle English Tofeceaster
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromTofeceaster
  2. English todayTowcester

From Middle English Tofeceaster, the name of the Roman fort on the River Tove, from Tove + the Old English suffix ceaster (“town”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.