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| Speen | West Berkshire |
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| Stockcross | West Berkshire |
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| Newbury | West Berkshire |
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| Wickham | West Berkshire |
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| Hungerford | West Berkshire |
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| Marlborough | Wiltshire |
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| Swindon | Swindon |
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| Blunsdon | Swindon |
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| Swindon | Wiltshire |
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| Cirencester | |
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| Current translation for Speen |
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speen derived from spinis – thorny Place |
| “Thorny place” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Stockcross |
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stock derived from stoc – a place, probably a farm or stockade |
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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 place, probably a farm or stockade” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Newbury |
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new derived from niwe – new |
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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 |
| “New fortified place, castle” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Wickham |
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wick derived from vicus – small provincial roman town |
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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. |
| “Small provincial roman town denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Wicham (Suffolk) |
| Wicheha (Hampshire) |
| Wicheham (Hertfordshire) |
| Wicheham (Kent) |
| Wikham (Suffolk) |
| Will Hall Wildehel (Hampshire) |
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| Current translation for Hungerford |
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hunger derived from hanga – a slope |
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ford derived from forda – shallow place where a river can be crossed |
| “Shallow place where a river can be crossed slope” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Marlborough |
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marl derived from marl/mærel – a type of limestone/A rope for mooring a ship |
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borough derived from burgus – a roman signalling tower |
| “Type of limestone roman signalling tower” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Merleberge (Wiltshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Swindon |
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swin derived from swyn – pig |
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ending in don derived from dun – a place near a steep hill/hillfort |
| “Pig place near a steep hill” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Suindone (Gloucestershire) |
| Suindone (Wiltshire) |
| Suindune (Wiltshire) |
| Svindone (Wiltshire) |
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| Current translation for Blunsdon |
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starting in l derived from el – person |
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s derived from s – of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple |
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ending in on derived from tƿrn – a high place. Usually a village or a location originally settled on hills. |
| “Person high place. usually a village or a location originally settled on hills.” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Swindon |
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swin derived from swyn – pig |
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ending in don derived from dun – a place near a steep hill/hillfort |
| “Pig place near a steep hill” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Suindone (Gloucestershire) |
| Suindone (Wiltshire) |
| Suindune (Wiltshire) |
| Svindone (Wiltshire) |
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| Current translation for Cirencester |
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ciren derived from cicen – chicken |
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cester derived from cæster – roman fortified town |
| “Chicken roman fortified town” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Cirecestre (Gloucestershire) |
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