User:BRIANJENKINSON/sandbox

Was Cambois really French? I seems unlikely that the English would allow French territory in England given the history of military animosity between the two nations! Why would France want to own Cambois? There seems no obvious military or commercial advantage to be gained, and if there were then all the more reason for the English to own it given the difficulty the French would have to prevent it. As far as I am aware, looking at old maps etc, Cambois was never an island in any sense of the word though nearby North Blyth could be described as an island due to its isolation rather than its geographical characteristics. It has been said (and maybe more likely)that the name "Cambois" derived from the desire to follow the fashion of "Frenchifying" (if that can be allowed as a word1) existing English names. Cambois has been known by several spellings in the past including "Camus" and "Cammus" which is exactly as it is pronounced to this day in the local area - although non-locals may experiance some difficulty!