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By the start of the 14th century the structure of most English towns had changed considerably since the Domesday survey. A number of towns were granted market status and had grown around local trades. [11] Also notable is the reduction in importance of Winchester, the Anglo-Saxon capital city of Wessex.
Males. John; William; James; Charles; George; Frank; Joseph; Thomas; Henry; Robert; Edward; Harry; Walter; Arthur; Fred; Albert; Samuel; David; Louis; Joe; Charlie ...
The most popular given names vary nationally, regionally, and culturally. Lists of widely used given names can consist of those most often bestowed upon infants born within the last year, thus reflecting the current naming trends , or else be composed of the personal names occurring most often within the total population .
1880s: Most Popular Girl Names. Mary. Anna. Emma. Elizabeth. Margaret. Minnie. Ida. Bertha. Clara. Alice. Least popular name: Christina Every John needs a Mary, and this top-spot girl name remains ...
This category is for given names from England (natively, or by historical modification of Biblical, etc., names). See also Category:English-language given names , for all those commonly used in the modern English language , regardless of origin.
25 November – gale in the English Channel. 10 December – Bingley Hall , the world's first purpose-built permanent exhibition hall, opens in Birmingham . 17 December – the Inman Line (Liverpool and Philadelphia Steamship Company) begins operation when new iron paddle steamer SS City of Glasgow puts out from Liverpool bound for Philadelphia .
John and Susan are names that have previously topped the charts but only 13 baby girls were named Susan in 2020.
This is a list of towns in England.. Historically, towns were any settlement with a charter, including market towns and ancient boroughs.The process of incorporation was reformed in 1835 and many more places received borough charters, whilst others were lost.