ANCIENT CLEVELAND
The area named Cleveland meaning Cliffland via old Norse, by the Angle's who came from what we now know as central Denmark and southern Sweden is I believe older than any other named area in England, the Angles visited the Cleveland coast long before Rome arrived in other parts of England, and ime certain the name was given on the earliest visits.
The Angles settled the area along with other parts of the north east of Britain and I believe the Cleveland area was used as home more than most, and the inlets of Whitby Staithes Skiningrove and the meandering delta of the river tees would of attracted the Angles both for access and defence., the Angles were very well known traders and warriors both to British tribes and the Romans in Europe, and well respected.
The Romans are known to have paid the Angles well for their services protecting the North east of Britain, I believe the Angle's retained the land they named Cleveland during the partial occupation by Rome and were hired from what was basically their own land within Britain i.e. Cleveland.
Eborcum - Eoforwic was only fifteen miles from this Angle land, both names basically mean Pig town, as did Yorvic, this is no surprise as the Angles and Danes were from the same part of what we now know as Denmark and southern Sweden.
Eborcum was the base of the infamous ninth legion, the ninth legion are recorded as setting off north to the Roman fort at Piercbridge on the Tees, no records exist of them arriving at the fort, the Angles are recorded as turning on Rome in Britain around this time, and I believe it was in Cleveland they turned on them during the march north to Piercbridge. The Angles then went on to dominate Britain and name a larger land than Cleveland called England.
