Go (jurisdiction)

See also: Walk (homonymy)

A walk ( marchinatus ) indicated a ground conquered on the enemy or detached from a frontier territory, to which the suzerain allots a particular vocation of defense against the close territory.

With the top the Middle Ages, a walk was the ancestor of the Marquisat or the Margrave, stronghold created with an aim of protecting itself from the adjoining country (ex: Margraviat de Moravie).

franques Steps:

in Francie Western: the Walk of Brittany created in order to establish a buffer zone with the Breton , the Marquisat de Gothie become Walk of Spain (old name of Catalonia), the marquisat of Flanders, the marquisat of Provence, a walk of Neustrie existed some time, in order to control the threats Norman and Breton, directed by Robertiens;
in Francie Eastern: go of Schleswig, Marche of Billung, Marche of North, walk of the East saxonne, Marche of Lusace, Marche of Misnie, walk of Moravie, walk of Austria, walk of Carinthie, walk of Carniole, walk of Brandebourg;
in Italy: go of Vérone, walk of Spolète, walk of Ivrée, walk of Turin, walk of Tuscie or Toscane, walk of Ancône, walk of Canossa.

Steps in England: the “palatine” counties known as of Herefordshire, Cheshire and Shropshire, vis-a-vis the Wales (1070) and the county of Durham, vis-a-vis the Scotland (1071).
In Italy: Walk trévisane

Thereafter, the term of walk indicates the grounds with the borders of two strongholds, of which the rights are shared:

Steps avantagères between Poitou and Brittany;
common Steps between the same provinces;
Steps separating Western Border from the Champagne county

The Comté of Walk owes its name with the same etymology, just as Mill-the-Walk.

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