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| Derby | Derby |
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| Breadsall | Derbyshire |
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| Morley | Derbyshire |
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| Ilkeston | Derbyshire |
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| Ilkeston | Derbyshire |
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| Horsley Woodhouse | Derbyshire |
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| Ripley | Derbyshire |
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| Denby Village | Derbyshire |
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| Ripley | Derbyshire |
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| Lower Hartshay | Derbyshire |
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| Ripley | Derbyshire |
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| Pentrich | Derbyshire |
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| Oakerthorpe | Derbyshire |
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| Alfreton | Derbyshire |
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| Higham | Derbyshire |
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| Alfreton | Derbyshire |
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| Stretton | Derbyshire |
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| Clay Cross | Derbyshire |
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| Chesterfield | Derbyshire |
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| Old Tupton | Derbyshire |
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| New Tupton | Derbyshire |
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| Wingerworth | Derbyshire |
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| Chesterfield | Derbyshire |
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| Current translation for Derby |
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der derived from deor – any wild animal but usually deer |
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by derived from by – near |
| “Near any wild animal but usually deer” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Derbei (Cheshire) |
| Derberie (Cheshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Breadsall |
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bread derived from bred – board or plank |
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sall derived from sal – a rope, cord, line or rein |
| “Board or plank rope, cord, line or rein” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Braideshale (Derbyshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Morley |
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 | | M we cannot translate at the moment |
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orle derived from orildu/horh – very old / clammy air - foggy |
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ending in y derived from æg/leah – derived from æg/leah ? an island near the sea / woodland clearing if inland (Saxon) |
| “Very old derived from æg” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Morelege (Berkshire) |
| Morelei (Berkshire) |
| Morelei (Derbyshire) |
| Moreleia (Berkshire) |
| Morleia (Sussex) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Ilkeston |
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il derived from ildu – old |
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ston derived from stan – stone - probably a roman road, milestone or builders stone |
| “Old stone” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Tilchestune (Derbyshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Ilkeston |
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il derived from ildu – old |
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ston derived from stan – stone - probably a roman road, milestone or builders stone |
| “Old stone” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Tilchestune (Derbyshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Horsley Woodhouse |
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hors derived from heors – horse |
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ley derived from el æg/leah – person's island if near the sea / open space, untilled land |
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wood derived from wudu – wudu, earlier widu tree, trees collectively, forest, grove. |
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house derived from hus – dwelling, shelter, house - from Proto-Germanic *husan |
| “Wudu, earlier widu tree, trees collectively, forest, grove. horse person's island if near the sea dwelling, shelter, house” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Ripley |
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rip derived from rip – harvesting - farming |
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ley derived from el æg/leah – person's island if near the sea / open space, untilled land |
| “Harvesting person's island if near the sea” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Ripeleia (Berkshire) |
| Ripeleia (Yorkshire) |
| Ripeleie (Berkshire) |
| Ripeleie (Yorkshire) |
| Ripelie (Berkshire) |
| Ripelie (Derbyshire) |
| Ripelie (Yorkshire) |
| Riple (Hampshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Denby Village |
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den derived from dænu/den-bera – a valley / a forest swine pasture, most were settled after Domesday |
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by derived from by – near |
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village derived from vilage – houses and other buildings in a group |
| “Near valley houses and other buildings in a group” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Ripley |
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rip derived from rip – harvesting - farming |
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ley derived from el æg/leah – person's island if near the sea / open space, untilled land |
| “Harvesting person's island if near the sea” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Ripeleia (Berkshire) |
| Ripeleia (Yorkshire) |
| Ripeleie (Berkshire) |
| Ripeleie (Yorkshire) |
| Ripelie (Berkshire) |
| Ripelie (Derbyshire) |
| Ripelie (Yorkshire) |
| Riple (Hampshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Lower Hartshay |
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lower derived from lower – lower than |
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harts derived from heort – a male deer or stag |
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hay derived from heg – hay or dried grass |
| “Lower than hay or dried grass male deer or stag” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Ripley |
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rip derived from rip – harvesting - farming |
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ley derived from el æg/leah – person's island if near the sea / open space, untilled land |
| “Harvesting person's island if near the sea” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Ripeleia (Berkshire) |
| Ripeleia (Yorkshire) |
| Ripeleie (Berkshire) |
| Ripeleie (Yorkshire) |
| Ripelie (Berkshire) |
| Ripelie (Derbyshire) |
| Ripelie (Yorkshire) |
| Riple (Hampshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Pentrich |
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pen derived from pen – head or end |
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rich derived from rice – powerful ruler |
| “Powerful ruler head or end” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Pentric (Derbyshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Oakerthorpe |
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oak derived from aac – oak tree |
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er derived from ere – a person |
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thorpe derived from ƿorp – a crowd - a village |
| “Oak tree crowd” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Alfreton |
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al derived from el – eel |
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fre derived from for – pig or hog |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
| “Eel pig or hog settlement on a hill” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Elstretune (Derbyshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Higham |
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high derived from hoh – of great height, tall, conspicuously elevated |
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am 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. |
| “Of great height, tall, conspicuously elevated denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Hecham (Essex) |
| Heiham (Suffolk) |
| Heihham (Suffolk) |
| Hetham (Suffolk) |
| Hiham (Sussex) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Alfreton |
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al derived from el – eel |
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fre derived from for – pig or hog |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
| “Eel pig or hog settlement on a hill” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Elstretune (Derbyshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Stretton |
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stret 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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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
| “Originally from the latin via strata settlement on a hill” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Estretone (Staffordshire) |
| Stratone (Leicestershire) |
| Stratone (Lincolnshire) |
| Stratone (Rutland) |
| Stratone (Staffordshire) |
| Stratune (Rutland) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Clay Cross |
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clay derived from clæg – clay or possibly pottery |
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cross derived from cruce – a cross(religious) , a crook or water pot, a crossing point |
| “Clay or possibly pottery cross , a crook or water pot, a crossing point” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Chesterfield |
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chester derived from cæster – roman fortified town |
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field derived from feld – a field however quite a number were derived from welle a well |
| “Field however quite a number were derived from welle a well roman fortified town” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Cestrefeld (Derbyshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Old Tupton |
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old derived from eald – old or ancient |
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tup derived from tæppa – ribbon, tape etc |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
| “Old or ancient ribbon, tape etc settlement on a hill” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Topetune (Derbyshire) |
| Toptune (Derbyshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for New Tupton |
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new derived from niwe – new |
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tup derived from tæppa – ribbon, tape etc |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
| “New ribbon, tape etc settlement on a hill” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Wingerworth |
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inge derived from ænge – troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages) |
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r derived from ere – person |
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worth derived from weort/worð – wort, herb/land |
| “Troubled village wort, herb” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Wingreurde (Derbyshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Chesterfield |
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chester derived from cæster – roman fortified town |
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field derived from feld – a field however quite a number were derived from welle a well |
| “Field however quite a number were derived from welle a well roman fortified town” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Cestrefeld (Derbyshire) |
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