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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 |
| “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 |
| “Field however quite a number were derived from welle a well” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Enefelde (Middlesex) |
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| 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 |
| “Cross , a crook or water pot, a crossing point harrow denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker” |
| 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 |
| “Cheese 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 |
| “Badgers brook or stream” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Brochesborne (Hertfordshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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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 |
| “Heath or wasteland where heather grows male deer or stag shallow place where a river can be crossed” |
| 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 |
| “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 |
| “Mill to grind grain ford” |
| 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 |
| “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 |
| “High, deep, steep, difficult, shallow place where a river can be crossed troubled village” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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