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| Winchester | Hampshire |
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| Morestead | Hampshire |
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| Owslebury | Hampshire |
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| Winchester | Hampshire |
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| Southampton | Hampshire |
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| Wickham | Hampshire |
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| Current translation for Winchester |
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win derived from win / wein – a pasture / wine |
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chester derived from cæster – roman fortified town |
| “Pasture roman fortified town” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Wincestre (Hampshire) |
| Wintonia (Hampshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Morestead |
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more derived from mere – the sea - possibly an inlet |
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stead derived from stæde – a place or pasture |
| “Sea place or pasture” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Owslebury |
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owsle derived from osle – blackbird |
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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 |
| “Blackbird fortified place, castle” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Winchester |
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win derived from win / wein – a pasture / wine |
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chester derived from cæster – roman fortified town |
| “Pasture roman fortified town” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Wincestre (Hampshire) |
| Wintonia (Hampshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Southampton |
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south derived from suþ – south |
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amp derived from þam – well watered or wet area |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
| “South well watered or wet area settlement on a hill” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Hantone (Hampshire) |
| Hantune (Hampshire) |
| St Clair's Benstede (Hampshire) |
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| 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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