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| Wheaton Aston | Staffordshire |
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| Stafford | Staffordshire |
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| Gnosall | Staffordshire |
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| Sutton | Staffordshire |
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| Newport | Staffordshire |
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| Hinstock | Shropshire |
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| Market Drayton | Shropshire |
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| Rosehill | Shropshire |
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| Tern Hill | Shropshire |
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| Market Drayton | Shropshire |
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| Prees | Shropshire |
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| Whitchurch | Shropshire |
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| Current translation for Wheaton Aston |
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 | | Wh we cannot translate at the moment |
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ea derived from ea – stream |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
| | A we cannot translate at the moment |
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ston derived from stan – stone - probably a roman road, milestone or builders stone |
| “Stone stream settlement on a hill” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Stafford |
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sta derived from estacion – short for station - standing place |
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ford derived from forda – shallow place where a river can be crossed |
| “Shallow place where a river can be crossed short for station” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Stadford (Staffordshire) |
| Staford (Devon) |
| Statford (Staffordshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Gnosall |
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| | Gno we cannot translate at the moment |
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sall derived from sal – a rope, cord, line or rein |
| “Rope, cord, line or rein” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Geneshale (Staffordshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Sutton |
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sut derived from suþ – south |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
| “South settlement on a hill” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Bonnitone (Nottinghamshire) |
| Sudcone (Bedfordshire) |
| Sudton (Berkshire) |
| Sudton (Yorkshire) |
| Sudtone (Berkshire) |
| Sudtone (Cambridgeshire) |
| Sudtone (Devon) |
| Sudtone (Nottinghamshire) |
| Sudtone (Surrey) |
| Sudtone (Sussex) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Newport |
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new derived from niwe – new |
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port derived from portus – a sea port/harbour |
| “New sea port” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Neuport (Cambridgeshire) |
| Neuport (Essex) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Hinstock |
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hin derived from hæn – hen/chicken |
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stock derived from stoc – a place, probably a farm or stockade |
| “Hen place, probably a farm or stockade” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Stoche (Shropshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Market Drayton |
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market derived from market – a title of a location created during the 1300's when Edward I created market towns |
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dray derived from dragan – to pull (cart) |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
| “To pull title of a location created during the 1300's when edward i created market towns settlement on a hill” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Draitune (Shropshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Rosehill |
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rose derived from rose – rose |
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hill derived from hyll – a hill |
| “Rose hill” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Tern Hill |
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| | T we cannot translate at the moment |
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ern derived from ærn – a house or cottage |
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hill derived from hyll – a hill |
| “Hill house or cottage” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Market Drayton |
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market derived from market – a title of a location created during the 1300's when Edward I created market towns |
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dray derived from dragan – to pull (cart) |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
| “To pull title of a location created during the 1300's when edward i created market towns settlement on a hill” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Draitune (Shropshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Prees |
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| | P we cannot translate at the moment |
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r derived from ere – person |
| | e we cannot translate at the moment |
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es derived from æs/æst – meat/east |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Pres (Shropshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Whitchurch |
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whit derived from wæt – wet, damp, moist |
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church derived from cirice – burial ground |
| “Wet, damp, moist burial ground” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Estleia (Warwickshire) |
| Orlavescote (Warwickshire) |
| Westone (Cheshire) |
| Westune (Shropshire) |
| Wicerce (Devon) |
| Wicherce (Buckinghamshire) |
| Witcerce (Hampshire) |
| Witecerce (Oxfordshire) |
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