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| Bunwell | Norfolk |
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| New Buckenham | Norfolk |
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| Old Buckenham | Norfolk |
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| Norwich | Norfolk |
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| Thetford | Norfolk |
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| Current translation for Bunwell |
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bun derived from bin – manger of crib |
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well derived from wille – A well, spring, fountain |
| “Manger of crib well, spring, fountain” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for New Buckenham |
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new derived from niwe – new |
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buck derived from buc – a male deer |
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en derived from en – word termination usually means 'of' |
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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. |
| “New male deer denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Old Buckenham |
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old derived from eald – old or ancient |
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buck derived from buc – a male deer |
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en derived from en – word termination usually means 'of' |
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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. |
| “Old or ancient male deer denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Buccham (Norfolk) |
| Bucham (Norfolk) |
| Bucheham (Norfolk) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Norwich |
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nor derived from norþ – north |
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wich derived from vicus – small provincial roman town |
| “North small provincial roman town” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Noruic (Norfolk) |
| Norwici (Norfolk) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Thetford |
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thet derived from þeod – a body of warriors, attached by personal service to the king |
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ford derived from forda – shallow place where a river can be crossed |
| “Body of warriors, attached by personal service to the king shallow place where a river can be crossed” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Tedforda (Norfolk) |
| Tedfort (Norfolk) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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