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Carthegena

Other OS name in the Parish of Cossington

Historical Forms

  • Carthagena 1806 Map 1835 O
  • Carthegena 1863 White 1925 Kelly
  • Carthagenia House 1846 White

Etymology

( 2 ½ ″ ) , Carthagena 1806 Map, 1835 O,Carthegena 1863 White, 1925 Kelly, Carthagenia House 1846 White ; named from the port of Cartagena , founded as a Spanish city in 1533 in north - west Colombia on the Caribbean Sea . Cartagena was freq . attacked by British privateers , including Sir Francis Drake . In Cossington , Carthegena is a ' remoteness ' name , the site of the dwelling being located in the extreme north - east of the parish .