Toponymy of England the specific names for each may only have little relation to the Roman names (e.g. modern Chester was actually called Deva by the Romans). Modern Winchester was "Venta Belgarum", the "Win-" element deriving from "Venta" in a similar way to the names "Caerwent" and "Gwent" from "Venta Silurum" in south Wales. In Cornwall, most placenames are Cornish in origin: e.g. "Penzance" (holy headland). In eastern Cornwall, the names show a stronger English influence. Placenames of Cornish origin are also found in the South Hams, North Devon and West Somerset. Brythonic but non-Cornish placenames, sometimes showing Cornish or Welsh influence, are
Oakhanger, Hampshire Oakhanger, Hampshire Oakhanger is a village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Bordon, which lies east, of the B3004 road. The village is part of the parish of Selborne, which covers an area of . The nearest railway station is Alton, which is northwest of the village, although Oakhanger formerly had its own military railway station, Oakhanger Halt railway station on the Longmoor Military Railway, until its closure. A Roman road passed through Oakhanger although no traces of it remain today. The first mention of the village came from a charter dating to the