n. j. higham proposes that wroxeter became the eponymous capital of an early sub-roman kingdom known as the "wrocensaete", which he asserts was the successor territorial unit to cornovia. the literal meaning of "wrocensaete" is 'those dwelling at "wrocen"', which higham interprets as wroxeter. it may refer quite specifically to the royal court itself, in the first instance, and only by extension to the territory administered from the court.