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| Braughing | Hertfordshire |
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| Ware | Hertfordshire |
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| Buntingford | Hertfordshire |
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| Furneux Pelham | Hertfordshire |
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| Brent Pelham | Hertfordshire |
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| Buntingford | Hertfordshire |
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| Clavering | Essex |
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| Saffron Walden | Essex |
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| Great Chesterford | Essex |
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| Saffron Walden | Essex |
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| Cambridge | Cambridgeshire |
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| Babraham | Cambridgeshire |
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| Current translation for Braughing |
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braugh derived from breaw – brewed |
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ing derived from ænge – troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages) |
| “Brewed troubled village” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Brachinges (Hertfordshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Ware |
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ware derived from wær – the sea |
| “Sea” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Wares (Bedfordshire) |
| Warres (Bedfordshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Buntingford |
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bunt derived from brant – high, deep, steep, difficult, |
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ing derived from ænge – troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages) |
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ford derived from forda – shallow place where a river can be crossed |
| “High, deep, steep, difficult, shallow place where a river can be crossed troubled village” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Furneux Pelham |
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 | | Fu we cannot translate at the moment |
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r derived from ere – person |
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ne derived from niew / æg – new / an island if on the coast and ending in ne |
| | ux we cannot translate at the moment |
| | P we cannot translate at the moment |
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el derived from el – person |
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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. |
| “New denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Brent Pelham |
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brent derived from brent – river brent |
| | P we cannot translate at the moment |
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el derived from el – person |
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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. |
| “River brent denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Peleham (Hertfordshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Buntingford |
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bunt derived from brant – high, deep, steep, difficult, |
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ing derived from ænge – troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages) |
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ford derived from forda – shallow place where a river can be crossed |
| “High, deep, steep, difficult, shallow place where a river can be crossed troubled village” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Clavering |
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| | C we cannot translate at the moment |
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starting in l derived from el – person |
| | av we cannot translate at the moment |
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ering derived from ere ænge – people of a troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages) |
| “Person people of a troubled village” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Clavelinga (Essex) |
| Claveringa (Norfolk) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Saffron Walden |
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saffron derived from safran – saffron from crocus |
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wald derived from weald – forested uplands |
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en derived from en – word termination usually means 'of' |
| “Saffron from crocus forested uplands” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Waledana (Essex) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Great Chesterford |
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great derived from great – big, tall, thick, stout, massive; coarse |
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chester derived from cæster – roman fortified town |
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ford derived from forda – shallow place where a river can be crossed |
| “Big, tall, thick, stout, massive; coarse shallow place where a river can be crossed roman fortified town” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Cestreforda (Essex) |
| Cestreforde (Cambridgeshire) |
| Cestrefort (Essex) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Saffron Walden |
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saffron derived from safran – saffron from crocus |
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wald derived from weald – forested uplands |
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en derived from en – word termination usually means 'of' |
| “Saffron from crocus forested uplands” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Waledana (Essex) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Cambridge |
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cam derived from camb – comb - probably derived from teasels |
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bridge derived from bricge – a bridge |
| “Comb bridge” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Grantebrige (Cambridgeshire) |
| Grentebrige (Cambridgeshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Babraham |
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| | B we cannot translate at the moment |
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abraham derived from abraham – biblical character |
| “Biblical character” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Badburgh (Cambridgeshire) |
| Badburgham (Cambridgeshire) |
| Badburham (Cambridgeshire) |
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