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| Waddesdon | Buckinghamshire |
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| Quainton | Buckinghamshire |
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| Aylesbury | Buckinghamshire |
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| Pitchcott | Buckinghamshire |
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| Quainton | Buckinghamshire |
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| Buckingham | Buckinghamshire |
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| Aylesbury | Buckinghamshire |
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| Current translation for Waddesdon |
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wad derived from waad – woad - blue dye |
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des derived from dærst – ferment |
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ending in don derived from dun – a place near a steep hill/hillfort |
| “Ferment woad place near a steep hill” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Votesdone (Buckinghamshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Quainton |
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 | | Qua we cannot translate at the moment |
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in derived from en – the people of |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
| “Settlement on a hill” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Chentone (Buckinghamshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Aylesbury |
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ayles derived from æles – eels |
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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 |
| “Eels fortified place, castle” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Eilesberia (Buckinghamshire) |
| Elesberie (Buckinghamshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Pitchcott |
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pitch derived from pic – pitch - resin |
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cott derived from cotlyf – a small village |
| “Pitch small village” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Quainton |
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| | Qua we cannot translate at the moment |
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in derived from en – the people of |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
| “Settlement on a hill” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Chentone (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 Aylesbury |
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ayles derived from æles – eels |
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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 |
| “Eels fortified place, castle” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Eilesberia (Buckinghamshire) |
| Elesberie (Buckinghamshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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