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| Stotfold | |
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| Baldock | Hertfordshire |
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| Ashwell | Hertfordshire |
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| Royston | Cambridgeshire |
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| Steeple Morden | Cambridgeshire |
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| Litlington | Cambridgeshire |
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| Bassingbourn | Cambridgeshire |
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| Melbourn | Cambridgeshire |
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| Fowlmere | Cambridgeshire |
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| Royston | Cambridgeshire |
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| Current translation for Stotfold |
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starting in st derived from sanctus – saint |
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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 |
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| Names found: | Stodfald (Berkshire) |
| Stodfald (Bedfordshire) |
| Stodfald (Yorkshire) |
| Stotfalt (Bedfordshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Baldock |
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bald derived from bæl – fire |
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ock derived from aac – oak tree |
| “Fire oak tree” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Ashwell |
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ash derived from æsc – ash trees |
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well derived from wille – A well, spring, fountain |
| “Ash trees well, spring, fountain” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Ascewelle (Hertfordshire) |
| Assewella (Essex) |
| Ateleia (Essex) |
| Escewelle (Hertfordshire) |
| Exewelle (Lincolnshire) |
| Exewelle (Rutland) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Royston |
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r derived from ere – person |
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ending in y derived from æg/leah – derived from æg/leah ? an island near the sea / woodland clearing if inland (Saxon) |
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ston derived from stan – stone - probably a roman road, milestone or builders stone |
| “Stone derived from æg” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Rorestone (Berkshire) |
| Rorestone (Yorkshire) |
| Rorestun (Berkshire) |
| Rorestun (Yorkshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Steeple Morden |
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starting in st derived from sanctus – saint |
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le derived from leah – A lea, meadow, open space, untilled land |
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mor derived from mor – a moor, waste and damp land |
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den derived from dænu/den-bera – a valley / a forest swine pasture, most were settled after Domesday |
| “Saint moor, waste and damp land lea, meadow, open space, untilled land valley” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Mordune (Cambridgeshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Litlington |
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lit derived from lit – a small boat |
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ling derived from el ænge – people of a troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages) |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
| “Small boat people of a troubled village settlement on a hill” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Lidlingtone (Cambridgeshire) |
| Lidlintone (Cambridgeshire) |
| Lidtingtone (Cambridgeshire) |
| Litingtone (Cambridgeshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Bassingbourn |
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bas derived from basu – a type of scarlet robe |
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s derived from s – of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple |
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ing derived from ænge – troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages) |
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bourn derived from burn – a brook or stream |
| “Type of scarlet robe brook or stream troubled village” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Basingborne (Cambridgeshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Melbourn |
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mel derived from melu – meal, flour |
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bourn derived from burn – a brook or stream |
| “Meal, flour brook or stream” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Melleborne (Cambridgeshire) |
| Melleburne (Cambridgeshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Fowlmere |
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fo derived from feoh – cattle |
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starting in l derived from el – person |
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mere derived from mære – sea or lake (large body of water) |
| “Person cattle sea or lake” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Fugelesmara (Cambridgeshire) |
| Fugleme (Cambridgeshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Royston |
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r derived from ere – person |
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ending in y derived from æg/leah – derived from æg/leah ? an island near the sea / woodland clearing if inland (Saxon) |
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ston derived from stan – stone - probably a roman road, milestone or builders stone |
| “Stone derived from æg” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Rorestone (Berkshire) |
| Rorestone (Yorkshire) |
| Rorestun (Berkshire) |
| Rorestun (Yorkshire) |
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