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| Reading | Hampshire |
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| Silchester | Hampshire |
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| Reading | Hampshire |
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| Tadley | Hampshire |
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| Whitchurch | Hampshire |
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| Saint Mary Bourne | Hampshire |
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| Andover | Hampshire |
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| Salisbury | Wiltshire |
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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 Silchester |
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 | | S we cannot translate at the moment |
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il derived from ildu – old |
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ches derived from cyse – cheese |
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er derived from ere – a person |
| “Old cheese” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Silcestre (Hampshire) |
| Slacham (Hampshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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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 Tadley |
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tad derived from tadige – toad |
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ley derived from el æg/leah – person's island if near the sea / open space, untilled land |
| “Toad person's island if near the sea” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Whitchurch |
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whit derived from wæt – wet, damp, moist |
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church derived from cirice – burial ground |
| “Wet, damp, moist burial ground” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Estleia (Warwickshire) |
| Orlavescote (Warwickshire) |
| Westone (Cheshire) |
| Westune (Shropshire) |
| Wicerce (Devon) |
| Wicherce (Buckinghamshire) |
| Witcerce (Hampshire) |
| Witecerce (Oxfordshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Saint Mary Bourne |
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saint derived from sanctus – saint |
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mary derived from mary – saint mary |
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bourne derived from burn – a brook or stream |
| “Saint saint mary brook or stream” |
| 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 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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