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EarthGoddessDude t1_it8tw0b wrote

Reply to comment by PsychologicalAd1153 in Jersey City, it’s time to rename Christopher Columbus Drive by HobokenJ

Essex ~ Kingdom of the East Saxons ~ Eastern part of England settled by (Anglo-)Saxon conquerors

Sussex ~ Kingdom of the South Saxons ~ Southern part of England settled by (Anglo-)Saxon conquerors

What’s amusing is that Sussex County in New Jersey is the northernmost county, even though its namesake is literally ~ “land in the south”.

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Blecher_onthe_Hudson t1_it8zkz9 wrote

You left out the most important one: Wessex, The Last Kingdom! Ive always wondered what name the Saxons in the north took. Never heard of Nussex, and Northumbria is a bit far. Also always wondered why there's Norfolk and Suffolk but no Ostfolk and Westfolk.

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