Chichester……… Where did the name come from? In the late 5th or early 6th century the Saxons arrived in the area. Chichester was named after a Saxon called Cissa. The Saxons called any group of Roman buildings a ceaster. They called this town Cissa's ceaster. It changed to Cisscester then finally to Chichester.
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