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| St Albans | Hertfordshire |
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| Redbourn | Hertfordshire |
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| St Albans | Hertfordshire |
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| Markyate | Hertfordshire |
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| Kensworth | Hertfordshire |
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| Caddington | Central Bedfordshire |
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| Pack Horse Place | Central Bedfordshire |
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| Dunstable | Central Bedfordshire |
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| Houghton Regis | Central Bedfordshire |
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| Hockliffe | Central Bedfordshire |
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| Leighton Buzzard | Central Bedfordshire |
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| Milton Keynes | |
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| Little Brickhill | Milton Keynes |
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| Milton Keynes | Milton Keynes |
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| Loughton | Milton Keynes |
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| Fullers Slade | Milton Keynes |
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| Old Stratford | Northamptonshire |
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| Towcester | Northamptonshire |
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| Current translation for St Albans |
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starting in st derived from sanctus – saint |
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al derived from el – eel |
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ban derived from ban – bone |
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s derived from s – of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Villa Sancti Albani (Hertfordshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Redbourn |
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r derived from ere – person |
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bourn derived from burn – a brook or stream |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Redborne (Hertfordshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for St Albans |
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starting in st derived from sanctus – saint |
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al derived from el – eel |
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ban derived from ban – bone |
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s derived from s – of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Villa Sancti Albani (Hertfordshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Markyate |
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mark derived from maerc – a boundary |
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at derived from æt – at (near) |
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| Current translation for Kensworth |
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ken derived from cen – torch |
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s derived from s – of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple |
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worth derived from weort/worð – wort, herb/land |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Canesworde (Hertfordshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Caddington |
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cad derived from cæd – a boat |
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ing derived from ænge – troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages) |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Cadendone (Bedfordshire) |
| Cadendone (Hertfordshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Pack Horse Place |
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| | P we cannot translate at the moment |
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ac derived from aac – oak trees |
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horse derived from heors – horse |
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place derived from place – courtyard, open space; broad way, avenue originally from latin platea |
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| Current translation for Dunstable |
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dun derived from dun – a mountain or hill - however a significant number of duns appear to be near old Celtic hillforts |
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sta derived from estacion – short for station - standing place |
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le derived from leah – A lea, meadow, open space, untilled land |
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| Current translation for Houghton Regis |
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hough derived from hoh – a headland or promontory originally heel |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
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ending in regis derived from regis – suffix from 1929 after visit by King George V - latin for 'of the king' |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Houstone (Bedfordshire) |
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| Current translation for Hockliffe |
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hock derived from hock – mallow |
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starting in l derived from el – person |
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i derived from iw – yew |
| | ffe we cannot translate at the moment |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Hocheleia (Bedfordshire) |
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| Current translation for Leighton Buzzard |
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leigh derived from leah – A lea, meadow, open space, untilled land |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
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ard derived from arod – arum lily |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Lestone (Bedfordshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Milton Keynes |
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mil derived from mil – millet |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
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Keynes derived from Guillaume de Cahaignes – One of The Norman Knights from 1066AD |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Middeltone (Buckinghamshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Little Brickhill |
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little derived from lytel – little, small |
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brick derived from briche – a brick |
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hill derived from hyll – a hill |
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| Current translation for Milton Keynes |
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mil derived from mil – millet |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
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Keynes derived from Guillaume de Cahaignes – One of The Norman Knights from 1066AD |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Middeltone (Buckinghamshire) |
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| Current translation for Loughton |
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lough derived from loh – an inlet or large lake |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Lochetuna (Essex) |
| Lochintone (Buckinghamshire) |
| Lochintuna (Essex) |
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| Current translation for Fullers Slade |
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full derived from ful – foul |
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er derived from ere – a person |
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s derived from s – of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple |
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slade derived from slæd – low, flat, marshy ground, with a broad bottom |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Old Stratford |
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old derived from eald – old or ancient |
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strat 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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ford derived from forda – shallow place where a river can be crossed |
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| Current translation for Towcester |
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tow derived from tow-lic – weaving |
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cester derived from cæster – roman fortified town |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Tovecestre (Northamptonshire) |
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