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ABER, a local name of the ancient Britons designating any place of a marked character near the mouth of a stream, whether on the coast or inland. It occurs seldom by itself, but often and prominently as a prefix.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a local name of the ancient Britons designating any place of a marked character" (ADL Feature Type: "locations") |