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| London | Greater London |
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| Enfield | Greater London |
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| Waltham Cross | Greater London |
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| Cheshunt | Hertfordshire |
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| Broxbourne | Hertfordshire |
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| Hertford Heath | Hertfordshire |
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| Ware | Hertfordshire |
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| Wadesmill | Hertfordshire |
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| Ware | Hertfordshire |
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| Buntingford | Hertfordshire |
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| Current translation for London |
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london derived from
lunden burh - from roman londinium |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Enfield |
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en derived from
en - word termination usually means 'of' |
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field derived from
feld - a field however quite a number were derived from welle a well |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Enefelde(Middlesex) |
| | Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Waltham Cross |
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walt derived from
walch - a harrow - farm |
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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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cross derived from
cruce - a cross(religious) , a crook or water pot, a crossing point |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Cheshunt |
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ches derived from
cyse - cheese |
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hunt derived from
hunt - hunting |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Cestrehont(Hertfordshire) | | Cestrehunt(Hertfordshire) |
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| | Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Broxbourne |
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brox derived from
brocc - badgers |
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bourne derived from
burn - a brook or stream |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Brochesborne(Hertfordshire) |
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| Current translation for Hertford Heath |
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hert derived from
heort - a male deer or stag |
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ford derived from
forda - shallow place where a river can be crossed |
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heath derived from
hæþ - heath or wasteland where heather grows |
| 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 |
| 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 Wadesmill |
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wade derived from
wæd - a ford |
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s derived from
s - of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple |
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mill derived from
miln - a mill to grind grain |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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