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| Charmouth | Dorset |
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| Bridport | Dorset |
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| Lyme Regis | Dorset |
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| Uplyme | Devon |
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| Lyme Regis | Devon |
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| Rousdon | Devon |
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| Seaton | Devon |
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| Colyton | Devon |
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| Colyford | Devon |
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| Seaton | Devon |
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| Sidmouth | Devon |
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| Sidford | Devon |
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| Sidmouth | Devon |
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| Newton Poppleford | |
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| Sidmouth | Devon |
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| Exeter | Devon |
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| Aylesbeare | Devon |
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| Exeter | Devon |
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| Clyst Saint Mary | Devon |
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| Exeter | Devon |
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| Current translation for Charmouth |
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char derived from carr – a stone or rock |
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mouth derived from muða – mouth of a river |
| “Mouth of a river stone or rock” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Cernemude (Dorset) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Bridport |
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brid derived from bridd – young birds, presumably a bird colony |
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port derived from portus – a sea port/harbour |
| “Young birds, presumably a bird colony sea port” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Brideport (Dorset) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Lyme Regis |
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lyme derived from læmen – made of clay, earthen |
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ending in regis derived from regis – suffix from 1929 after visit by King George V - latin for 'of the king' |
| “Suffix from 1929 after visit by king george v made of clay, earthen” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Lime (Dorset) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Uplyme |
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up derived from yppe – a raised place, a lookout place |
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lyme derived from læmen – made of clay, earthen |
| “Raised place, a lookout place made of clay, earthen” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Lim (Devon) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Lyme Regis |
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lyme derived from læmen – made of clay, earthen |
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ending in regis derived from regis – suffix from 1929 after visit by King George V - latin for 'of the king' |
| “Suffix from 1929 after visit by king george v made of clay, earthen” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Lime (Dorset) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Rousdon |
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r derived from ere – person |
 | | ou we cannot translate at the moment |
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s derived from s – of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple |
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ending in don derived from dun – a place near a steep hill/hillfort |
| “Place near a steep hill” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Done (Devon) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Seaton |
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sea derived from æg – an island |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
| “Island settlement on a hill” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Flueta (Devon) |
| Scetun (Yorkshire) |
| Scetune (Yorkshire) |
| Segentone (Northamptonshire) |
| Segentone (Rutland) |
| Segestone (Northamptonshire) |
| Segestone (Rutland) |
| Seieton (Northamptonshire) |
| Seieton (Rutland) |
| Seietone (Northamptonshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Colyton |
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col derived from coln – river colne/pebble stones |
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ending in y derived from æg/leah – derived from æg/leah ? an island near the sea / woodland clearing if inland (Saxon) |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
| “River colne derived from æg settlement on a hill” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Culitone (Devon) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Colyford |
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col derived from coln – river colne/pebble stones |
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ending in y derived from æg/leah – derived from æg/leah ? an island near the sea / woodland clearing if inland (Saxon) |
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ford derived from forda – shallow place where a river can be crossed |
| “Shallow place where a river can be crossed river colne derived from æg” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Seaton |
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sea derived from æg – an island |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
| “Island settlement on a hill” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Flueta (Devon) |
| Scetun (Yorkshire) |
| Scetune (Yorkshire) |
| Segentone (Northamptonshire) |
| Segentone (Rutland) |
| Segestone (Northamptonshire) |
| Segestone (Rutland) |
| Seieton (Northamptonshire) |
| Seieton (Rutland) |
| Seietone (Northamptonshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Sidmouth |
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sid derived from sid – river sid |
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mouth derived from muða – mouth of a river |
| “River sid mouth of a river” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Sedemude (Devon) |
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| Current translation for Sidford |
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sid derived from sid – river sid |
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ford derived from forda – shallow place where a river can be crossed |
| “River sid shallow place where a river can be crossed” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Sidmouth |
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sid derived from sid – river sid |
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mouth derived from muða – mouth of a river |
| “River sid mouth of a river” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Sedemude (Devon) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Newton Poppleford |
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new derived from niwe – new |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
| | P we cannot translate at the moment |
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ending in op derived from hofa – the court of a prince or justice |
| | p we cannot translate at the moment |
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le derived from leah – A lea, meadow, open space, untilled land |
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ford derived from forda – shallow place where a river can be crossed |
| “New shallow place where a river can be crossed lea, meadow, open space, untilled land settlement on a hill court of a prince or justice” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Sidmouth |
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sid derived from sid – river sid |
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mouth derived from muða – mouth of a river |
| “River sid mouth of a river” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Sedemude (Devon) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Exeter |
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ex derived from æc – oak tree |
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eter derived from cæster – roman fortified town |
| “Oak tree roman fortified town” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Execestre (Devon) |
| Exonia (Devon) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Aylesbeare |
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ayles derived from æles – eels |
| | b we cannot translate at the moment |
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ear derived from ærn – habitation |
| | e we cannot translate at the moment |
| “Eels habitation” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Eilesberge (Devon) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Exeter |
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ex derived from æc – oak tree |
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eter derived from cæster – roman fortified town |
| “Oak tree roman fortified town” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Execestre (Devon) |
| Exonia (Devon) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Clyst Saint Mary |
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| | C we cannot translate at the moment |
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ly derived from æg/leah – an island near the sea / woodland clearing if inland |
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starting in st derived from sanctus – saint |
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saint derived from sanctus – saint |
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mary derived from mary – saint mary |
| “Saint saint saint mary island near the sea” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Exeter |
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ex derived from æc – oak tree |
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eter derived from cæster – roman fortified town |
| “Oak tree roman fortified town” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Execestre (Devon) |
| Exonia (Devon) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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