The story
- Middle English · inherited fromTofeceaster
- 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.
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 →
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.