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| Little Waltham | Essex |
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| Great Waltham | Essex |
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| Chelmsford | Essex |
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| Dunmow | Essex |
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| Barnston | Essex |
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| Dunmow | Essex |
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| Thaxted | Essex |
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| Saffron Walden | Essex |
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| Thaxted | Essex |
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| Saffron Walden | Essex |
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| Sewards End | Essex |
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| Saffron Walden | Essex |
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| Little Walden | Essex |
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| Great Chesterford | Essex |
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| Current translation for Little Waltham |
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little derived from lytel – little, small |
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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. |
| “Little, small harrow denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Waldham (Essex) |
| Waltham (Essex) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Great Waltham |
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great derived from great – big, tall, thick, stout, massive; coarse |
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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. |
| “Big, tall, thick, stout, massive; coarse harrow denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Waldham (Essex) |
| Waltham (Essex) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Chelmsford |
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chel derived from ceosel – Gravel or shingle |
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ms derived from mesan – eating |
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ford derived from forda – shallow place where a river can be crossed |
| “Eating shallow place where a river can be crossed gravel or shingle” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Celmeresfort (Essex) |
| Cheneboltuna (Essex) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Dunmow |
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dun derived from dun – a mountain or hill - however a significant number of duns appear to be near old Celtic hillforts |
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mow derived from mæw – sea gull |
| “Sea gull mountain or hill” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Barnston |
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barn derived from beorn – burn,fire or light |
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ston derived from stan – stone - probably a roman road, milestone or builders stone |
| “Stone burn,fire or light” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Bernestone (Cheshire) |
| Bernestuna (Essex) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Dunmow |
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dun derived from dun – a mountain or hill - however a significant number of duns appear to be near old Celtic hillforts |
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mow derived from mæw – sea gull |
| “Sea gull mountain or hill” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Thaxted |
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thax derived from taxe/þæc – a toad/thatch(reeds) |
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ted derived from stæde – a place or pasture |
| “Toad place or pasture” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Tachesteda (Essex) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Saffron Walden |
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saffron derived from safran – saffron from crocus |
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wald derived from weald – forested uplands |
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en derived from en – word termination usually means 'of' |
| “Saffron from crocus forested uplands” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Waledana (Essex) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Thaxted |
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thax derived from taxe/þæc – a toad/thatch(reeds) |
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ted derived from stæde – a place or pasture |
| “Toad place or pasture” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Tachesteda (Essex) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Saffron Walden |
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saffron derived from safran – saffron from crocus |
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wald derived from weald – forested uplands |
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en derived from en – word termination usually means 'of' |
| “Saffron from crocus forested uplands” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Waledana (Essex) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Sewards End |
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s derived from s – of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple |
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ward derived from weard – used for administrative districts from 1300's |
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s derived from s – of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple |
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end derived from ende – end terminus |
| “Used for administrative districts from 1300's end terminus” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Saffron Walden |
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saffron derived from safran – saffron from crocus |
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wald derived from weald – forested uplands |
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en derived from en – word termination usually means 'of' |
| “Saffron from crocus forested uplands” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Waledana (Essex) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Little Walden |
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little derived from lytel – little, small |
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wald derived from weald – forested uplands |
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en derived from en – word termination usually means 'of' |
| “Little, small forested uplands” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Great Chesterford |
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great derived from great – big, tall, thick, stout, massive; coarse |
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chester derived from cæster – roman fortified town |
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ford derived from forda – shallow place where a river can be crossed |
| “Big, tall, thick, stout, massive; coarse shallow place where a river can be crossed roman fortified town” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Cestreforda (Essex) |
| Cestreforde (Cambridgeshire) |
| Cestrefort (Essex) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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