... Ages'. Archaeological evidence can be seen in St. Nicholas church, which dates from at least the 10th century and almost certainly earlier: A great many reused Roman bricks can be seen in the assembly of the church, signifying that there must have been a source of Roman building material available. It is rather likely that Leicester was a prosperous town during the Danish incursion into this part of Britain and comparisons may be made with York at this point in time. There is unfortunately nothing to be seen on the ground, but we do have a legacy of the Danish occupation in a number of the street names of Leicester. Several of the "Gates" receive their name from the Danish word 'gata', which means 'a street'. The Danes ruled by utilising a structure of fortified towns and garrisoned by a local militia. An analysis of Domesday Book of 1086 shows that there ...

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