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| Salisbury | Wiltshire |
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| Bulford Camp | Wiltshire |
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| Salisbury | Wiltshire |
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| Marlborough | Wiltshire |
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| Pewsey | Wiltshire |
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| Marlborough | Wiltshire |
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| Mildenhall | Wiltshire |
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| Current translation for Salisbury |
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salis derived from salig – willow tree |
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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 |
| “Willow tree fortified place, castle” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Sarisberiam (Somerset) |
| Sarisberie (Wiltshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Bulford Camp |
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 | | Bu we cannot translate at the moment |
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starting in l derived from el – person |
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ford derived from forda – shallow place where a river can be crossed |
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camp derived from camp – field |
| “Person field shallow place where a river can be crossed” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Salisbury |
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salis derived from salig – willow tree |
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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 |
| “Willow tree fortified place, castle” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Sarisberiam (Somerset) |
| Sarisberie (Wiltshire) |
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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 Pewsey |
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pew derived from euwa – a sheep |
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sey derived from æg – an island |
| “Sheep island” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Peuesie (Wiltshire) |
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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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