Alkborough
was once thought to be the location
that the Romans called Aquis
but this name is now usually associated
with the town of Buxton in Derbyshire
(Aquis Arnemetiae).
The
Doomsday Book (1086)
referred to the village as Alchebarge.
Other
names - for the village include
Alchebarue, Hautebarg, Alke
Bere and Awkeburgh.
The
name - can be translated to 'the
ridge-like cliff above the mooring pool
of the river'. (Eminson) , alterntively
'wood or grave of a man called
Alca'. (Mills)
-borough
- fortified
place - (Old English - burh, burg)
Today,
local people pronounce the place name
as "Auckboro"
or "Auckbro".
