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| Winchester | Hampshire |
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| Sutton Scotney | Hampshire |
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| Andover | Hampshire |
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| Marlborough | Wiltshire |
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| Mildenhall | Wiltshire |
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| Chiseldon | Swindon |
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| Wanborough | Swindon |
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| Swindon | Swindon |
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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 Sutton Scotney |
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sut derived from suþ – south |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
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s derived from s – of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple |
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cot derived from cotlyf – a small village |
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ney derived from en æg – en - people of and æg - an island |
| “South en settlement on a hill small village” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Sudtune (Hampshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Andover |
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an derived from ƿan – Wetlands |
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dover derived from dofere – dubras , the waters |
| “Dubras , the waters wetlands” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Andovere (Hampshire) |
| Andret (Hampshire) |
| Aoltone (Hampshire) |
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| 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 Mildenhall |
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mil derived from mil – millet |
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den derived from dænu/den-bera – a valley / a forest swine pasture, most were settled after Domesday |
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hall derived from hæl – Safe |
| “Millet safe valley” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Midelhale (Norfolk) |
| Mildenhalle (Wiltshire) |
| Mitdenehalla (Suffolk) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Chiseldon |
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chi derived from chyae – a crow or jay |
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sel derived from sel – if near a river - a willow tree
otherwise a hall |
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ending in don derived from dun – a place near a steep hill/hillfort |
| “If near a river crow or jay place near a steep hill” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Chiseldene (Wiltshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Wanborough |
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wan derived from win – pasture |
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borough derived from burgus – a roman signalling tower |
| “Pasture roman signalling tower” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Wemberge (Wiltshire) |
| Weneberge (Surrey) |
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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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| Locations Shown on map |
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Original Name |
Type |
County | Current Name |
| Aquae Sulis | Roman Town | Somerset | Modern name is Bath |
| Calleva Atrebatum | Roman Town | | Modern name is Silchester |
| Castle Hill | Roman Watch Tower | Kent |
| Castle Shaw | Roman Watch Tower | Sussex |
| Clausentum | Roman Town | City of Southampton | Modern name is Bitterne |
| Corinium Dobunnorum | Roman Town | Gloucestershire | Modern name is Cirencester |
| Cunetio | Roman Town | Suffolk | Modern name is Mildenhall |
| Dorchester on Thames | Roman Town | Oxfordshire |
| Durocornovium | Roman Town | Wiltshire | Modern name is Wanborough |
| Iping Roman Station | Roman Watch Tower | Sussex | Modern name is Iping |
| Lendiniae | Roman Town | Somerset | Modern name is Ilchester |
| Leucomagus | Roman Villa | | Modern name is East Anton, Andover |
| Londinium | Roman City | | Modern name is London |
| Roman Bloomery Broadfield | Roman Bloomery | |
| Roman Bloomery Brook House / Oxley Wood 1 | Roman Bloomery | |
| Roman Bloomery Cow Park | Roman Bloomery | |
| Roman Bloomery Frankham, Mark Cross | Roman Bloomery | |
| Roman Bloomery Front Wood, Bevingford 1 | Roman Bloomery | |
| Roman Bloomery Garden Hill | Roman Bloomery | |
| Roman Bloomery Great Cansiron (Blacklands) | Roman Bloomery | |
| Roman Bloomery Hempstead Wood 1 | Roman Bloomery | |
| Roman Bloomery Howbourne | Roman Bloomery | |
| Roman Bloomery Limney Farm 1 | Roman Bloomery | |
| Roman Bloomery Little Furnace Wood | Roman Bloomery | |
| Roman Bloomery Magreed Farm | Roman Bloomery | |
| Roman Bloomery Markly Wood | Roman Bloomery | |
| Roman Bloomery Newnham Park, Chillies Farm | Roman Bloomery | |
| Roman Bloomery Oakenden Farm | Roman Bloomery | |
| Roman Bloomery Oldlands | Roman Bloomery | |
| Roman Bloomery Pounsley | Roman Bloomery | |
| Roman Bloomery Ridge Hill | Roman Bloomery | |
| Roman Bloomery Standen | Roman Bloomery | |
| Roman Bloomery Walesbeech | Roman Bloomery | |
| Sorviodunum | Roman Town | Wiltshire | Modern name is Old Sarum |
| Spinae | Roman Watch Tower | | Modern name is Speen |
| Venta Belgarum | Roman Town | | Modern name is Winchester |
| Verlucio | Roman Town | Wiltshire | Modern name is Sandy Lane |
| Verulamium | Roman Town | Oxfordshire | Modern name is St Albans |
