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| Puckeridge | Hertfordshire |
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| Ware | Hertfordshire |
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| Bishop's Stortford | Hertfordshire |
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| Ware | Hertfordshire |
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| Bishop's Stortford | Hertfordshire |
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| Takeley | Essex |
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| Dunmow | Essex |
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| Little Canfield | Essex |
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| Dunmow | Essex |
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| Great Dunmow | Essex |
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| Dunmow | Essex |
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| Great Dunmow | Essex |
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| Dunmow | Essex |
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| Felsted | Essex |
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| Dunmow | Essex |
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| Rayne | Essex |
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| Braintree | Essex |
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| Rayne | Essex |
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| Braintree | Essex |
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| Stisted | Essex |
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| Braintree | Essex |
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| Coggeshall | Essex |
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| Marks Tey | Essex |
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| Stanway | Essex |
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| Colchester | Essex |
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| Current translation for Puckeridge |
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puck derived from pucca – mischevious spirit (puck) |
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eridge derived from ern hrycg – eagle ridge |
| “Mischevious spirit eagle ridge” |
| 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 Bishop S Stortford |
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bishop derived from bisceop – land owned by a bishop |
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s derived from s – of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple |
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stort derived from steort – a promontory, tongue of land |
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ford derived from forda – shallow place where a river can be crossed |
| “Land owned by a bishop shallow place where a river can be crossed promontory, tongue of land” |
| 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 Bishop S Stortford |
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bishop derived from bisceop – land owned by a bishop |
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s derived from s – of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple |
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stort derived from steort – a promontory, tongue of land |
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ford derived from forda – shallow place where a river can be crossed |
| “Land owned by a bishop shallow place where a river can be crossed promontory, tongue of land” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Takeley |
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take derived from þæc – roof covering(possibly reeds - thatch) |
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ley derived from el æg/leah – person's island if near the sea / open space, untilled land |
| “Roof covering(possibly reeds person's island if near the sea” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Tacheleia (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 Little Canfield |
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little derived from lytel – little, small |
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can derived from þan – wetlands |
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field derived from feld – a field however quite a number were derived from welle a well |
| “Little, small wetlands field however quite a number were derived from welle a well” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Canedfelda (Essex) |
| Canefelda (Essex) |
| Canfelda (Essex) |
| Chenefelda (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 Great Dunmow |
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great derived from great – big, tall, thick, stout, massive; coarse |
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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 |
| “Big, tall, thick, stout, massive; coarse sea gull mountain or hill” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Dommaua (Essex) |
| Dommawa (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 Great Dunmow |
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great derived from great – big, tall, thick, stout, massive; coarse |
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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 |
| “Big, tall, thick, stout, massive; coarse sea gull mountain or hill” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Dommaua (Essex) |
| Dommawa (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 Felsted |
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fel derived from fel – skin, hides or pelts |
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sted derived from stæde – a place or pasture |
| “Skin, hides or pelts place or pasture” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Felstede (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 Rayne |
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ra derived from ra – roebuck - deer |
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yne derived from ynne – onion |
| “Onion roebuck” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Raines (Essex) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Braintree |
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brain derived from breneþ – burn, burning |
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tree derived from treow – a tree |
| “Burn, burning tree” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Branchetreu (Essex) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Rayne |
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ra derived from ra – roebuck - deer |
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yne derived from ynne – onion |
| “Onion roebuck” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Raines (Essex) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Braintree |
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brain derived from breneþ – burn, burning |
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tree derived from treow – a tree |
| “Burn, burning tree” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Branchetreu (Essex) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Stisted |
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starting in st derived from sanctus – saint |
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i derived from iw – yew |
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sted derived from stæde – a place or pasture |
| “Saint yew place or pasture” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Stiesteda (Essex) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Braintree |
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brain derived from breneþ – burn, burning |
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tree derived from treow – a tree |
| “Burn, burning tree” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Branchetreu (Essex) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Coggeshall |
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cogges derived from crog – a small bottle - amphora |
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hall derived from hæl – Safe |
| “Small bottle safe” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Marks Tey |
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mark derived from maerc – a boundary |
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s derived from s – of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple |
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tey derived from twy – a twig or shoot |
| “Twig or shoot boundary” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Teia (Essex) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Stanway |
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stan derived from stan – stone - probably a roman road, milestone or builders stone |
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way derived from weg – a means of access - track or road |
| “Stone means of access” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Stanewega (Essex) |
| Staneweie (Shropshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Colchester |
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col derived from coln – river colne/pebble stones |
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chester derived from cæster – roman fortified town |
| “River colne roman fortified town” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Colecastro (Essex) |
| Colecestra (Essex) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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