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| Winchester | Hampshire |
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| King's Somborne | Hampshire |
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| Stockbridge | Hampshire |
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| King's Somborne | Hampshire |
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| Stockbridge | Hampshire |
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| Salisbury | Wiltshire |
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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 King S Somborne |
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king derived from cyng – the king's |
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s derived from s – of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple |
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s derived from s – of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple |
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om derived from ham – 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. |
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borne derived from burn – a brook or stream |
| “King's brook or stream denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Stockbridge |
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stock derived from stoc – a place, probably a farm or stockade |
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bridge derived from bricge – a bridge |
| “Bridge place, probably a farm or stockade” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for King S Somborne |
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king derived from cyng – the king's |
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s derived from s – of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple |
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s derived from s – of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple |
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om derived from ham – 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. |
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borne derived from burn – a brook or stream |
| “King's brook or stream denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Stockbridge |
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stock derived from stoc – a place, probably a farm or stockade |
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bridge derived from bricge – a bridge |
| “Bridge place, probably a farm or stockade” |
| 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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