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| Reading | Hampshire |
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| Little London | Hampshire |
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| Sherborne Saint John | Hampshire |
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| Basingstoke | Hampshire |
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| Winchester | Hampshire |
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| Current translation for Reading |
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read derived from ræd – red or ruddy |
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ing derived from ænge – troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages) |
| “Red or ruddy troubled village” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Little London |
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little derived from lytel – little, small |
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london derived from lunden burh – from roman londinium |
| “Little, small from roman londinium” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Sherborne Saint John |
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sher derived from sceare – to shear - usually sheep |
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borne derived from burn – a brook or stream |
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saint john derived from sanctus john – saint john |
| “Saint john to shear brook or stream” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Basingstoke |
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bas derived from basu – a type of scarlet robe |
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ing derived from ænge – troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages) |
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stoke derived from stoccen – made of wood possibly a stockade |
| “Type of scarlet robe troubled village made of wood possibly a stockade” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Basingestoches (Hampshire) |
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| 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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