The last 20 translations requested
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| Branbrook |
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| | bran derived from bran - raven
brook derived from broc - a brook or stream
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| Halden |
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| | hal derived from heall - hall
den derived from daen/den-bera - a valley / a forest swine pasture, most were settled after Domesday
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| Kings Somborne |
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| | kings derived from cyng - the king's
s derived from s - of as in 's or multiple
om derived from hjem - home - A village or location originally found in valleys with sea access hence Home for the Saxons - in later years this derivation changed to mean near water.
borne derived from burn - a brook or stream
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| Thaxham |
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| | thax derived from paca - roof covering(possibly reeds)
ham derived from hamm - Denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker-work, etc., and so defended against water, which would otherwise wash it away, so a valley settlement.
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| Kings Cliffe |
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| | kings derived from cyng - the king's
cliffe derived from clif - a cliff or steep decent
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| Thaxley |
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| | thax derived from taxe - a toad
ley derived from æg/leah - an island near the sea / woodland clearing if inland
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| Theydon |
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| | they derived from þæc - roof covering(possibly reeds - thatch)
don derived from daen/den-bera - a valley / woodland swine pasture
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| Bishops Stortford |
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| | bishop derived from bisceop - land owned by a bishop
s derived from s - of as in 's or multiple
stort derived from steort - a promontory, tongue of land
ford derived from forda - shallow place where a river can be crossed
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| Saint Leonards On Sea |
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| | saint derived from sanctus - saint
leonards derived from leonard - Saint Leonard of Limoges
on sea derived from sea - usually means near the sea
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| Gainsthorpe |
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| | gain derived from þegn - thane - a servant, one who does service for another
s derived from s - of as in 's or multiple
thorpe derived from ƿorp - a crowd - a village
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| Acsted |
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| | ac derived from aac - oak trees
sted derived from stæde - a place or pasture
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| Croham |
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| | cro derived from craw/crog - a crow the bird/a small bottle - amphora
ham derived from hamm - Denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker-work, etc., and so defended against water, which would otherwise wash it away, so a valley settlement.
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| Woods Green |
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| | wood derived from wudu - wudu, earlier widu tree, trees collectively, forest, grove.
s derived from s - of as in 's or multiple
green derived from grene - grassy
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| Ringles |
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| | ring derived from ringe - spiders/spider webs
les derived from læca - leech
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| Stelling |
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| | s derived from s - of as in 's or multiple
tel derived from teala - farmer
ling derived from el hring - people of a ringed village(probably by a pallisade)
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| Kings Lynn |
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| | kings derived from cyng - the king's
lynn derived from lean - a gift/reward
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| Arun |
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| | arun derived from hærn - tidal
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| Adur |
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| | adur derived from ædr - vein or artery
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| Ouse |
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| | ouse derived from use - the river ouse possibly derived from osle - blackbirds
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| Cuckmere |
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| | cuck derived from cuc - quick or rapid
mere derived from mære - sea or lake (large body of water)
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