1749: -caster (doncaster and tadcaster) Sep 28, 2019

Britain has a number of cities with '-caster' in the names. Like how 'Lancaster' comes from 'Loncastre' (long castle), 'Doncaster' and 'Tadcaster' etc. come from the Roman 'castre' meaning 'fort'. In the case of 'Tadcaster', mentioned as 'tatecastre' in the Doomsday Book, it was just from the name of a person, i.e. Tate's (Táda in Old English) castle. The origin of 'Doncaster' comes from the Don River, but after that the origin is a bit less certain. If there is another '-caster', leave a comment and it may be the subject for another post.
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