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| Peterborough | Peterborough |
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| Turves | Cambridgeshire |
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| March | Cambridgeshire |
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| Euximoor | Cambridgeshire |
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| Upwell | Norfolk |
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| Nordelph | Norfolk |
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| Downham Market | Norfolk |
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| Denver | Norfolk |
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| Current translation for Peterborough |
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peter derived from petersilige – herb parsley/st peter |
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borough derived from burgus – a roman signalling tower |
| “Herb parsley roman signalling tower” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Burg (Bedfordshire) |
| Burg (Lincolnshire) |
| Deneforde (Northamptonshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Turves |
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 | | Tu we cannot translate at the moment |
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r derived from ere – person |
| | v we cannot translate at the moment |
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es derived from æs/æst – meat/east |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for March |
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mar derived from maera/mære – boundaries/sea or lake (large body of water) |
| | ch we cannot translate at the moment |
| “Boundaries” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Mercha (Cambridgeshire) |
| Merche (Cambridgeshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Euximoor |
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| | Eux we cannot translate at the moment |
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i derived from iw – yew |
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moor derived from mor – wet boggy land |
| “Yew wet boggy land” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Upwell |
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up derived from yppe – a raised place, a lookout place |
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well derived from wille – A well, spring, fountain |
| “Raised place, a lookout place well, spring, fountain” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Wella (Norfolk) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Nordelph |
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nord derived from norð – north |
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el derived from el – person |
| | ph we cannot translate at the moment |
| “North” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Downham Market |
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down derived from dun/dune – a hill, mountain - however a significant number of downs appear to be near old Celtic hillforts |
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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. |
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market derived from market – a title of a location created during the 1300's when Edward I created market towns |
| “Title of a location created during the 1300's when edward i created market towns hill, mountain denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Duneham (Norfolk) |
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| Current translation for Denver |
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den derived from dænu/den-bera – a valley / a forest swine pasture, most were settled after Domesday |
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ver derived from fer – a vessel or ship |
| “Vessel or ship valley” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Danefella (Norfolk) |
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