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| Witchampton | Dorset |
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| Blandford Forum | Dorset |
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| Shapwick | Dorset |
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| Blandford Forum | Dorset |
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| Bere Regis | Dorset |
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| Dorchester | Dorset |
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| Puddletown | Dorset |
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| Dorchester | Dorset |
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| Current translation for Witchampton |
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wit derived from wæt – wet, damp, moist |
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hamp derived from þam – well watered or wet area |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
| “Wet, damp, moist well watered or wet area settlement on a hill” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Wichemetune (Dorset) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Blandford Forum |
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bland derived from blandan – a place where people meet |
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ford derived from forda – shallow place where a river can be crossed |
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forum derived from forum – meeting place |
| “Meeting place shallow place where a river can be crossed place where people meet” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Shapwick |
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s derived from s – of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple |
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hap derived from heop/heap – rose hip/pile or mound |
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wick derived from vicus – small provincial roman town |
| “Rose hip small provincial roman town” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Sapeswich (Somerset) |
| Scapewic (Dorset) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Blandford Forum |
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bland derived from blandan – a place where people meet |
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ford derived from forda – shallow place where a river can be crossed |
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forum derived from forum – meeting place |
| “Meeting place shallow place where a river can be crossed place where people meet” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Bere Regis |
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ber derived from bær – beer or a place where barley was grown |
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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 beer or a place where barley was grown” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Bere (Dorset) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Dorchester |
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dor derived from dora/dor – a bumble bee/door |
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chester derived from cæster – roman fortified town |
| “Bumble bee roman fortified town” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Dorchecestre (Oxfordshire) |
| Dorecestre (Dorset) |
| Dorkecestre (Berkshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Puddletown |
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le derived from leah – A lea, meadow, open space, untilled land |
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town derived from tun – an enclosed piece of ground, a yard, court |
| “Lea, meadow, open space, untilled land enclosed piece of ground, a yard, court” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Piretone (Dorset) |
| Pitretone (Dorset) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Dorchester |
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dor derived from dora/dor – a bumble bee/door |
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chester derived from cæster – roman fortified town |
| “Bumble bee roman fortified town” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Dorchecestre (Oxfordshire) |
| Dorecestre (Dorset) |
| Dorkecestre (Berkshire) |
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