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| Godmanchester | Cambridgeshire |
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| Huntingdon | Cambridgeshire |
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| Hemingford Grey | Cambridgeshire |
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| Fenstanton | Cambridgeshire |
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| Cambridge | Cambridgeshire |
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| Oakington | Cambridgeshire |
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| Girton | Cambridgeshire |
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| Cambridge | Cambridgeshire |
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| Withersfield | Suffolk |
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| Haverhill | Suffolk |
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| Wixoe | Suffolk |
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| Halstead | Essex |
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| Ridgewell | Essex |
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| Great Yeldham | Essex |
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| Halstead | Essex |
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| Castle Hedingham | Essex |
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| Sible Hedingham | Essex |
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| Current translation for Godmanchester |
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god derived from god – good |
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man derived from mann – man |
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chester derived from cæster – roman fortified town |
| “Good man roman fortified town” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Godmundcestre (Huntingdonshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Huntingdon |
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hunt derived from hunt – hunting |
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ing derived from ænge – troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages) |
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ending in don derived from dun – a place near a steep hill/hillfort |
| “Hunting place near a steep hill troubled village” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Huntedone (Huntingdonshire) |
| Huntedun (Huntingdonshire) |
| Huntedune (Huntingdonshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Hemingford Grey |
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heming derived from hemming – a type of leather shoe |
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ford derived from forda – shallow place where a river can be crossed |
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grey derived from graeg – colour between black and white |
| “Colour between black and white type of leather shoe shallow place where a river can be crossed” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Alia Emingeforde (Huntingdonshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Fenstanton |
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fen derived from fenn – a fen |
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stan derived from stan – stone - probably a roman road, milestone or builders stone |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
| “Stone fen settlement on a hill” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Stantone (Cambridgeshire) |
| Stantone (Huntingdonshire) |
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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 Oakington |
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 | | Oa we cannot translate at the moment |
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king derived from cyng – the king's |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
| “King's settlement on a hill” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Hochinton (Cambridgeshire) |
| Hochintone (Cambridgeshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Girton |
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| | G we cannot translate at the moment |
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ir derived from ir – axe shaped ridge |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
| “Axe shaped ridge settlement on a hill” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Gretone (Cambridgeshire) |
| Gretone (Nottinghamshire) |
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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 Withersfield |
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wither derived from wiððe – wither a bundle of willow twigs |
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s derived from s – of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple |
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field derived from feld – a field however quite a number were derived from welle a well |
| “Wither a bundle of willow twigs field however quite a number were derived from welle a well” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Haverhill |
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| | Ha we cannot translate at the moment |
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ver derived from fer – a vessel or ship |
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hill derived from hyll – a hill |
| “Vessel or ship hill” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Hauerhella (Suffolk) |
| Haverhella (Suffolk) |
| Haverhol (Suffolk) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Wixoe |
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wix derived from vicus – small provincial roman town |
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oe derived from ewe – sheep |
| “Sheep small provincial roman town” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Witeskeou (Suffolk) |
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| Current translation for Halstead |
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hal derived from hæl – safe |
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stead derived from stæde – a place or pasture |
| “Safe place or pasture” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Elstede (Leicestershire) |
| Halsteda (Essex) |
| Haltesteda (Essex) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Ridgewell |
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ridge derived from hrycg – ridge - originally a back of an animal |
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well derived from wille – A well, spring, fountain |
| “Well, spring, fountain ridge” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Ridewella (Essex) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Great Yeldham |
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great derived from great – big, tall, thick, stout, massive; coarse |
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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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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. |
| “Big, tall, thick, stout, massive; coarse derived from æg denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Geldeham (Essex) |
| Geldham (Essex) |
| Gerham (Essex) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Halstead |
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hal derived from hæl – safe |
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stead derived from stæde – a place or pasture |
| “Safe place or pasture” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Elstede (Leicestershire) |
| Halsteda (Essex) |
| Haltesteda (Essex) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Castle Hedingham |
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starting in castle derived from castellum – Words starting in castle were probably small Roman forts |
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heding derived from hengen – a place of hanging |
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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. |
| “Words starting in castle were probably small roman forts place of hanging denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Sible Hedingham |
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sib derived from sæ-bat – sea boat |
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le derived from leah – A lea, meadow, open space, untilled land |
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heding derived from hengen – a place of hanging |
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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. |
| “Sea boat place of hanging lea, meadow, open space, untilled land denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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