by Chankel

The Settling of Ambridge

Here's the history thing that I mentioned a few days ago.  It seems that
I filed it away for future reference.


Extract from the authoritative work of the economical historian,
Norritus:

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Ampontis: Agricola, the Roman general led a small but effective party up
from the Thames Valley through the Chilterns, across the west part of
the Vale of Oxford, not known then as such, into to the Cotswolds and
down into the Vale of the Am. There was, of course, nothing but a ford,
a small pottery kiln producing unthrown ware, and a hutted settlement,
whose inhabitants were largely involved in the manufacture of bows, on
the flood plain of the river which we now know as the Am, but whose name
was known by the locals as the Avon; however, because the scribe had an
acute hearing difficulty, it was recorded by Tacitus as the Am.

The colony flourished, and Ampontis residents became free citizens of
the Empire. Naturally in the late 3rd century, the archaeology is
uncertain on this point, the settlement declined and in the 5th. century
was settled by Angles with a speech defect which made their 'm' sound
like 'n's and swallow the end of their words, and so Ambridge was
settled - Angleshia - Amgleshia - Amglesbruk - Amsbruk - Amsbrug -
Amsbrig - Ambridge.

In Ambridge, Christianity preceded Augustine arrival in England by 3
years and thus Ambridge by 600 needed no 'real money'.