| This route passes through the following locations. |
|---|
| Braughing | Hertfordshire |
|---|
| Buntingford | Hertfordshire |
|---|
| Ardeley | Hertfordshire |
|---|
| Stevenage | Hertfordshire |
|---|
| Baldock | Hertfordshire |
|---|
| Clothall | Hertfordshire |
|---|
| Baldock | Hertfordshire |
|---|
| Stotfold | Central Bedfordshire |
|---|
| Biggleswade | Central Bedfordshire |
|---|
| Sandy | Central Bedfordshire |
|---|
| Saint Neots | |
|---|
| Graveley | Cambridgeshire |
|---|
| Saint Neots | Cambridgeshire |
|---|
| Godmanchester | Cambridgeshire |
|---|
|
| Current translation for Braughing |
|---|
|
|
|
braugh derived from breaw – brewed |
|
|
|
ing derived from ænge – troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages) |
| “Brewed troubled village” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
|---|
| Name found: | Brachinges (Hertfordshire) |
|
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
|---|
|
|
|
| Current translation for Buntingford |
|---|
|
|
|
bunt derived from brant – high, deep, steep, difficult, |
|
|
|
ing derived from ænge – troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages) |
|
|
|
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 |
|---|
|
|
|
| Current translation for Ardeley |
|---|
|
|
|
ard derived from arod – arum lily |
 | | e we cannot translate at the moment |
|
|
|
ley derived from el æg/leah – person's island if near the sea / open space, untilled land |
| “Arum lily person's island if near the sea” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
|---|
| Name found: | Erdelei (Hertfordshire) |
|
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
|---|
|
|
|
| Current translation for Stevenage |
|---|
|
|
|
steven derived from stiþe – nettle |
|
|
|
age derived from æc – oak |
| “Nettle oak” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
|---|
| Names found: | Stigenace (Hertfordshire) |
| Stivicesuuorde (Hertfordshire) |
|
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
|---|
|
|
|
| Current translation for Baldock |
|---|
|
|
|
bald derived from bæl – fire |
|
|
|
ock derived from aac – oak tree |
| “Fire oak tree” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
|---|
|
|
|
| Current translation for Clothall |
|---|
| | C we cannot translate at the moment |
|
|
|
starting in l derived from el – person |
| | otha we cannot translate at the moment |
|
|
|
starting in l derived from el – person |
|
|
|
starting in l derived from el – person |
| “Person person person” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
|---|
| Name found: | Cladhele (Hertfordshire) |
|
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
|---|
|
|
|
| Current translation for Baldock |
|---|
|
|
|
bald derived from bæl – fire |
|
|
|
ock derived from aac – oak tree |
| “Fire oak tree” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
|---|
|
|
|
| Current translation for Stotfold |
|---|
|
|
|
starting in st derived from sanctus – saint |
| | ot we cannot translate at the moment |
|
|
|
fold derived from fealdan – pen or enclosure for sheep or other domestic animals |
| “Saint pen or enclosure for sheep or other domestic animals” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
|---|
| Names found: | Stodfald (Berkshire) |
| Stodfald (Bedfordshire) |
| Stodfald (Yorkshire) |
| Stotfalt (Bedfordshire) |
|
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
|---|
|
|
|
| Current translation for Biggleswade |
|---|
|
|
|
biggles derived from bigels – an arch or vault usually relates to a bridge |
|
|
|
wade derived from wæd – a ford |
| “Arch or vault usually relates to a bridge ford” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
|---|
| Names found: | Bicheleswade (Bedfordshire) |
| Picheleswade (Bedfordshire) |
|
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
|---|
|
|
|
| Current translation for Sandy |
|---|
|
|
|
sand derived from sand – sand |
|
|
|
ending in y derived from æg/leah – derived from æg/leah ? an island near the sea / woodland clearing if inland (Saxon) |
| “Sand derived from æg” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
|---|
| Name found: | Sandeia (Bedfordshire) |
|
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
|---|
|
|
|
| Current translation for Saint Neots |
|---|
|
|
|
saint derived from sanctus – saint |
|
|
|
neot derived from neat – ox or cow |
|
|
|
s derived from s – of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple |
| “Saint ox or cow” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
|---|
|
|
|
| Current translation for Graveley |
|---|
|
|
|
gravel derived from gravele – sand, gravel, sea-shore or sandy bed of a river |
|
|
|
ey derived from æg – an island |
| “Island sand, gravel, sea” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
|---|
| Names found: | Gravelai (Hertfordshire) |
| Gravelei (Cambridgeshire) |
|
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
|---|
|
|
|
| Current translation for Saint Neots |
|---|
|
|
|
saint derived from sanctus – saint |
|
|
|
neot derived from neat – ox or cow |
|
|
|
s derived from s – of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple |
| “Saint ox or cow” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
|---|
|
|
|
| Current translation for Godmanchester |
|---|
|
|
|
god derived from god – good |
|
|
|
man derived from mann – man |
|
|
|
chester derived from cæster – roman fortified town |
| “Good man roman fortified town” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
|---|
| Name found: | Godmundcestre (Huntingdonshire) |
|
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
|---|
|
|
|
