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The reason why these town names look a bit unusual to us
is that they were derived from Old Norse.
Yes, the places with the names that
end with -by, -kirk, -thorpe, -waite and
-toft were once under the dominance
of the Vikings, or the Danelaw.
Huthwaite
Ormskirk
Scunthorpe
Derby
Lowestoft
Find out about other places like
these in the interactive map by
the British Museum.
http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/exhibitions/vikings/vikings_live/old_norse_origins.aspx