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| Rugby | Leicestershire |
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| Burbage | Leicestershire |
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| Nuneaton | Warwickshire |
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| Atherstone | Warwickshire |
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| Dordon | Warwickshire |
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| Wilnecote | Staffordshire |
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| Tamworth | Staffordshire |
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| Fazeley | Staffordshire |
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| Tamworth | Staffordshire |
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| Lichfield | Staffordshire |
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| Shenstone | Staffordshire |
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| Wall | Staffordshire |
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| Current translation for Rugby |
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rugby derived from rocheberie – hroc a rook
berie fortified place, castle - usually associated with old Roman forts / can also be used to mean high place / berry |
| “<b>hroc<” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Rocheberie (Warwickshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Burbage |
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bur derived from beorg/burgus – a high place - hill/possible roman signalling tower |
 | | b we cannot translate at the moment |
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age derived from æc – oak |
| “Oak high place” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Burbece (Leicestershire) |
| Burbetc (Wiltshire) |
| Burbetee (Wiltshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Nuneaton |
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| | Nu we cannot translate at the moment |
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ending in ne derived from æg – an island |
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at derived from æt – at (near) |
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ending in on derived from tƿrn – a high place. Usually a village or a location originally settled on hills. |
| “Island high place. usually a village or a location originally settled on hills.” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Etone (Warwickshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Atherstone |
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| | At we cannot translate at the moment |
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herst derived from hyrst – A clearing in the Forest, most were settled after Domesday |
| | one we cannot translate at the moment |
| “Clearing in the forest, most were settled after domesday” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Dordon |
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dor derived from dora/dor – a bumble bee/door |
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ending in don derived from dun – a place near a steep hill/hillfort |
| “Bumble bee place near a steep hill” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Wilnecote |
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wil derived from wig – idol or shrine |
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ne derived from niew / æg – new / an island if on the coast and ending in ne |
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cote derived from cotlyf – a small village |
| “Idol or shrine new small village” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Wilmundecote (Warwickshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Tamworth |
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| | T we cannot translate at the moment |
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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. |
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worth derived from weort/worð – wort, herb/land |
| “Denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker wort, herb” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Tamworde (Staffordshire) |
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| Current translation for Fazeley |
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| | Faze we cannot translate at the moment |
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ley derived from el æg/leah – person's island if near the sea / open space, untilled land |
| “Person's island if near the sea” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Tamworth |
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| | T we cannot translate at the moment |
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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. |
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worth derived from weort/worð – wort, herb/land |
| “Denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker wort, herb” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Tamworde (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 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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| 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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