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| Chelmsford | Essex |
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| Little Waltham | Essex |
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| Chelmsford | Essex |
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| Braintree | Essex |
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| Gosfield | Essex |
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| Halstead | Essex |
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| Castle Hedingham | Essex |
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| Halstead | Essex |
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| Bulmer | Essex |
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| Long Melford | Suffolk |
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| Sudbury | Suffolk |
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| Bury Saint Edmunds | Suffolk |
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| Bradfield Combust | Suffolk |
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| Bury Saint Edmunds | Suffolk |
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| Ixworth | Suffolk |
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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 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 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 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 Gosfield |
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 | | Go we cannot translate at the moment |
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s derived from s – of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple |
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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” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Halstead |
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hal derived from hæl – safe |
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stead derived from stæde – a place or pasture |
| “Safe place or pasture” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Elstede (Leicestershire) |
| Halsteda (Essex) |
| Haltesteda (Essex) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Castle Hedingham |
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starting in castle derived from castellum – Words starting in castle were probably small Roman forts |
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heding derived from hengen – a place of hanging |
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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. |
| “Words starting in castle were probably small roman forts place of hanging denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Halstead |
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hal derived from hæl – safe |
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stead derived from stæde – a place or pasture |
| “Safe place or pasture” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Elstede (Leicestershire) |
| Halsteda (Essex) |
| Haltesteda (Essex) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Bulmer |
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| | Bu we cannot translate at the moment |
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starting in l derived from el – person |
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mer derived from mære – sea or lake (large body of water) |
| “Person sea or lake” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Boleber (Yorkshire) |
| Bolemere (Yorkshire) |
| Bulenemera (Essex) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Long Melford |
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long derived from lange – long |
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mel derived from melu – meal, flour |
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ford derived from forda – shallow place where a river can be crossed |
| “Long meal, flour shallow place where a river can be crossed” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Melaforda (Suffolk) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Sudbury |
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sud derived from suþ – south |
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bury derived from burh/beorg/berie – fortified place, castle - usually associated with old Roman forts / can also be used to mean high place / berry |
| “South fortified place, castle” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Sudberie (Derbyshire) |
| Sutberie (Suffolk) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Bury Saint Edmunds |
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bury derived from burh/beorg/berie – fortified place, castle - usually associated with old Roman forts / can also be used to mean high place / berry |
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saint derived from sanctus – saint |
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edmunds derived from edmund – a saint |
| “Saint saint fortified place, castle” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Bradfield Combust |
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brad derived from brad – broad |
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field derived from feld – a field however quite a number were derived from welle a well |
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comb derived from comb – A low place enclosed with hills, a valley |
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starting in st derived from sanctus – saint |
| “Broad saint field however quite a number were derived from welle a well low place enclosed with hills, a valley” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Bury Saint Edmunds |
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bury derived from burh/beorg/berie – fortified place, castle - usually associated with old Roman forts / can also be used to mean high place / berry |
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saint derived from sanctus – saint |
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edmunds derived from edmund – a saint |
| “Saint saint fortified place, castle” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Ixworth |
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ix derived from IX/vicus – possibly derived from the Roman Ninth Legion Hispana/ or a diminuitive of wick - small provincial roman town |
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worth derived from weort/worð – wort, herb/land |
| “Possibly derived from the roman ninth legion hispana wort, herb” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Giswortha (Suffolk) |
| Icsewrda (Suffolk) |
| Ixeword (Suffolk) |
| Torpa (Suffolk) |
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