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| Alcester | Warwickshire |
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| Coughton | Warwickshire |
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| Alcester | Warwickshire |
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| Studley | Warwickshire |
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| Redditch | Worcestershire |
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| Birmingham | Worcestershire |
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| Alvechurch | Worcestershire |
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| Birmingham | Worcestershire |
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| Sutton Coldfield | West Midlands |
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| Little Aston | Staffordshire |
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| Shenstone | Staffordshire |
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| Lichfield | Staffordshire |
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| Wall | Staffordshire |
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| Current translation for Alcester |
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al derived from el – eel |
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cester derived from cæster – roman fortified town |
| “Eel roman fortified town” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Coughton |
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 | | Cough we cannot translate at the moment |
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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: | Coctune (Warwickshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Alcester |
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al derived from el – eel |
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cester derived from cæster – roman fortified town |
| “Eel roman fortified town” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Studley |
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s derived from s – of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple |
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tud derived from tude – a shield |
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ley derived from el æg/leah – person's island if near the sea / open space, untilled land |
| “Shield person's island if near the sea” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Stodlege (Dorset) |
| Stodlei (Warwickshire) |
| Stollai (Yorkshire) |
| Stollei (Yorkshire) |
| Stolleia (Yorkshire) |
| Surland (Warwickshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Redditch |
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r derived from ere – person |
| | ed we cannot translate at the moment |
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ditch derived from dic – a dyke, a mound or bank |
| “Dyke, a mound or bank” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Birmingham |
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birm derived from beorma – yeast or leaven - probably bread making |
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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. |
| “Yeast or leaven troubled village denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Berchelai (Worcestershire) |
| Bermingeham (Warwickshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Alvechurch |
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al derived from el – eel |
| | ve we cannot translate at the moment |
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church derived from cirice – burial ground |
| “Eel burial ground” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Alvievecherche (Worcestershire) |
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| Current translation for Birmingham |
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birm derived from beorma – yeast or leaven - probably bread making |
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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. |
| “Yeast or leaven troubled village denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Berchelai (Worcestershire) |
| Bermingeham (Warwickshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Sutton Coldfield |
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sut derived from suþ – south |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
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cold derived from ceald – cold - usually meaning abandoned roman location |
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field derived from feld – a field however quite a number were derived from welle a well |
| “South cold field however quite a number were derived from welle a well settlement on a hill” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Little Aston |
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little derived from lytel – little, small |
| | A we cannot translate at the moment |
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ston derived from stan – stone - probably a roman road, milestone or builders stone |
| “Little, small stone” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Shenstone |
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s derived from s – of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple |
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hen derived from hen – old |
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stone derived from stan – stone - probably a roman road, milestone or builders stone |
| “Old stone” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Seneste (Staffordshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Lichfield |
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lich derived from lic – dead bodies(funeral place) |
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field derived from feld – a field however quite a number were derived from welle a well |
| “Dead bodies field however quite a number were derived from welle a well” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Lecefelle (Staffordshire) |
| Licefelle (Staffordshire) |
| Litelbech (Staffordshire) |
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| Current translation for Wall |
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wall derived from weall – steep ,wall, lofty, high place |
| “Steep ,wall, lofty, high place” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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