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| Ilchester | Somerset |
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| Yeovil | Somerset |
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| Somerton | Somerset |
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| Littleton | Somerset |
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| Somerton | Somerset |
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| Glastonbury | Somerset |
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| Ashcott | Somerset |
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| Bridgwater | Somerset |
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| Bawdrip | Somerset |
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| Woolavington | Somerset |
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| Bridgwater | Somerset |
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| Dunball | Somerset |
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| Current translation for Ilchester |
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il derived from ildu – old |
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chester derived from cæster – roman fortified town |
| “Old roman fortified town” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Givelcestre (Somerset) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Yeovil |
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yeovil derived from gæfel – implement fork |
| “Implement fork” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Givele (Somerset) |
| Ivle (Somerset) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Somerton |
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somer derived from sumer – summer or harvest |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
| “Summer or harvest settlement on a hill” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Sumerledetuna (Suffolk) |
| Sumertone (Oxfordshire) |
| Sumertone (Somerset) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Littleton |
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little derived from lytel – little, small |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
| “Little, small settlement on a hill” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Liteltone (Dorset) |
| Liteltone (Hampshire) |
| Liteltone (Surrey) |
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| Current translation for Somerton |
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somer derived from sumer – summer or harvest |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
| “Summer or harvest settlement on a hill” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Sumerledetuna (Suffolk) |
| Sumertone (Oxfordshire) |
| Sumertone (Somerset) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Glastonbury |
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gla derived from glæs – glass |
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ston derived from stan – stone - probably a roman road, milestone or builders stone |
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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 |
| “Stone glass fortified place, castle” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Glastonbere (Somerset) |
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| Current translation for Ashcott |
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ash derived from æsc – ash trees |
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cott derived from cotlyf – a small village |
| “Ash trees small village” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Aissecote (Somerset) |
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| Current translation for Bridgwater |
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bridg derived from bricge – a bridge |
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water derived from wæter – water |
| “Bridge water” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Brugie (Somerset) |
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| Current translation for Bawdrip |
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baw derived from bær/bar – beer or a place where barley was grown/a boar |
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rip derived from rip – harvesting - farming |
| “Beer or a place where barley was grown harvesting” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Bagetrepe (Somerset) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Woolavington |
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wool derived from wul – wool |
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ing derived from ænge – troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages) |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
| “Wool troubled village settlement on a hill” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Hunlavintone (Somerset) |
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| Current translation for Bridgwater |
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bridg derived from bricge – a bridge |
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water derived from wæter – water |
| “Bridge water” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Brugie (Somerset) |
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| Current translation for Dunball |
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dun derived from dun – a mountain or hill - however a significant number of duns appear to be near old Celtic hillforts |
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all derived from ellen/alr/aler – elder tree |
| “Elder tree mountain or hill” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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