wessex

IPA: wˈɛsʌks

Root Word: Wessex

(historical) One of the seven major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, existing between the 6th and 9th centuries, and comprising most of England south of the Thames.
The West Country (south-west England).

Examples of "wessex" in Sentences

Aand terminal 5 is bounded by wessex road.
The hegemony of Wessex and the Viking raids.
The unification of England and the Earldom of Wessex.
Conflict with Wessex and Mercia sapped the strength of the Danelaw.
The station is on the Wessex Main Line, and has an infrequent service.
Thame was founded in the Anglo Saxon era and was in the kingdom of Wessex.
The remaining kingdom of Wessex was the only kingdom of the Heptarchy left.
To the west the track can be detected below the escarpments of the Wessex Downs.
The class are known and were originally branded by Network SouthEast as South Western Turbo and are known by South West Trains as Wessex Turbo.