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| Towcester | Northamptonshire |
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| Whittlebury | Northamptonshire |
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| Buckingham | Buckinghamshire |
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| Water Stratford | Buckinghamshire |
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| Buckingham | Buckinghamshire |
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| Bicester | Oxfordshire |
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| Caversfield | Oxfordshire |
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| Bicester | Oxfordshire |
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| Current translation for Towcester |
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tow derived from tow-lic – weaving |
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cester derived from cæster – roman fortified town |
| “Weaving roman fortified town” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Tovecestre (Northamptonshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Whittlebury |
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whittle derived from watel – wattle(woven twigs) |
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bury derived from burh/beorg/berie – fortified place, castle - usually associated with old Roman forts / can also be used to mean high place / berry |
| “Wattle fortified place, castle” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Buckingham |
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buck derived from buc – a male deer |
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ing derived from ænge – troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages) |
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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 or settlement with a jetty. |
| “Male deer troubled village denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Bochingheham (Buckinghamshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Water Stratford |
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water derived from wæter – water |
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strat derived from via strata – originally from the latin via strata(high paved road) -Old English stret (Mercian, Kentish), stræt (West Saxon) |
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ford derived from forda – shallow place where a river can be crossed |
| “Originally from the latin via strata water shallow place where a river can be crossed” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Stradford (Buckinghamshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Buckingham |
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buck derived from buc – a male deer |
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ing derived from ænge – troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages) |
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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 or settlement with a jetty. |
| “Male deer troubled village denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Bochingheham (Buckinghamshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Bicester |
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bi derived from bærn – barn |
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cester derived from cæster – roman fortified town |
| “Barn roman fortified town” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Bernecestre (Oxfordshire) |
| Bispesdone (Oxfordshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Caversfield |
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 | | Ca we cannot translate at the moment |
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ver derived from fer – a vessel or ship |
| | s we cannot translate at the moment |
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field derived from feld – a field however quite a number were derived from welle a well |
| “Vessel or ship field however quite a number were derived from welle a well” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Cavrefelle (Buckinghamshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Bicester |
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bi derived from bærn – barn |
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cester derived from cæster – roman fortified town |
| “Barn roman fortified town” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Bernecestre (Oxfordshire) |
| Bispesdone (Oxfordshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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