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| Dorchester | Oxfordshire |
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| Wallingford | Oxfordshire |
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| Brightwell-cum-Sotwell | Oxfordshire |
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| Cholsey | Oxfordshire |
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| Wallingford | Oxfordshire |
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| Streatley | West Berkshire |
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| Reading | West Berkshire |
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| Lower Basildon | West Berkshire |
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| Reading | West Berkshire |
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| Pangbourne | West Berkshire |
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| Tidmarsh | West Berkshire |
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| Reading | West Berkshire |
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| Englefield | West Berkshire |
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| Reading | West Berkshire |
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| Current translation for Dorchester |
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dor derived from dora/dor – a bumble bee/door |
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chester derived from cæster – roman fortified town |
| “Bumble bee roman fortified town” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Dorchecestre (Oxfordshire) |
| Dorecestre (Dorset) |
| Dorkecestre (Berkshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Wallingford |
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wal derived from wæl / wul – a deep pool, gulf or deep water / wool |
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ling derived from el ænge – people of a troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages) |
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ford derived from forda – shallow place where a river can be crossed |
| “Deep pool, gulf or deep water shallow place where a river can be crossed people of a troubled village” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Brightwell Cum Sotwell |
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bright derived from birihto – bright, wide view |
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well derived from wille – A well, spring, fountain |
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cum derived from cuman – go with |
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s derived from s – of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple |
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well derived from wille – A well, spring, fountain |
| “Bright, wide view well, spring, fountain well, spring, fountain” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Bricstewelle (Berkshire) |
| Bristowelle (Berkshire) |
| Sotwelle (Berkshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Cholsey |
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| | C we cannot translate at the moment |
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hol derived from hol – A hole, hollow, cavern or den |
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sey derived from æg – an island |
| “Hole, hollow, cavern or den island” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Celsei (Berkshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Wallingford |
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wal derived from wæl / wul – a deep pool, gulf or deep water / wool |
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ling derived from el ænge – people of a troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages) |
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ford derived from forda – shallow place where a river can be crossed |
| “Deep pool, gulf or deep water shallow place where a river can be crossed people of a troubled village” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Streatley |
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streat 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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ley derived from el æg/leah – person's island if near the sea / open space, untilled land |
| “Originally from the latin via strata person's island if near the sea” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Stradlei (Bedfordshire) |
| Stradli (Bedfordshire) |
| Straillei (Bedfordshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Reading |
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read derived from ræd – red or ruddy |
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ing derived from ænge – troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages) |
| “Red or ruddy troubled village” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Lower Basildon |
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lower derived from lower – lower than |
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bas derived from basu – a type of scarlet robe |
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il derived from ildu – old |
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ending in don derived from dun – a place near a steep hill/hillfort |
| “Lower than old type of scarlet robe place near a steep hill” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Reading |
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read derived from ræd – red or ruddy |
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ing derived from ænge – troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages) |
| “Red or ruddy troubled village” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Pangbourne |
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| | P we cannot translate at the moment |
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ang derived from ang – narrow |
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bourne derived from burn – a brook or stream |
| “Narrow brook or stream” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Tidmarsh |
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| | T we cannot translate at the moment |
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i derived from iw – yew |
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marsh derived from mersc – a fen, bog or marsh |
| “Yew fen, bog or marsh” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Reading |
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read derived from ræd – red or ruddy |
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ing derived from ænge – troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages) |
| “Red or ruddy troubled village” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Englefield |
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engle derived from engle – the Angles(people) |
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field derived from feld – a field however quite a number were derived from welle a well |
| “Angles field however quite a number were derived from welle a well” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Englefel (Berkshire) |
| Inglefeld (Cheshire) |
| Inglefelle (Berkshire) |
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| Current translation for Reading |
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read derived from ræd – red or ruddy |
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ing derived from ænge – troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages) |
| “Red or ruddy troubled village” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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