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| Newbury | West Berkshire |
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| Newtown | West Berkshire |
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| Hungerford | West Berkshire |
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| Ramsbury | Wiltshire |
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| Marlborough | Wiltshire |
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| Mildenhall | Wiltshire |
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| Marlborough | Wiltshire |
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| Calne | Wiltshire |
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| Devizes | Wiltshire |
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| Calne | Wiltshire |
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| Chippenham | Wiltshire |
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| Beanacre | Wiltshire |
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| Whitley | Wiltshire |
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| Neston | Wiltshire |
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| Corsham | Wiltshire |
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| Bradford-on-Avon | Wiltshire |
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| Bathford | Bath and North East Somerset |
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| Batheaston | Bath and North East Somerset |
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| Bath | Bath and North East Somerset |
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| Avon | Bath and North East Somerset |
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| Current translation for Newbury |
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new derived from niwe – new |
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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 |
| “New fortified place, castle” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Newtown |
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new derived from niwe – new |
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town derived from tun – an enclosed piece of ground, a yard, court |
| “New enclosed piece of ground, a yard, court” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Hungerford |
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hunger derived from hanga – a slope |
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ford derived from forda – shallow place where a river can be crossed |
| “Shallow place where a river can be crossed slope” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Ramsbury |
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ram derived from rom – a ram - sheep |
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s derived from s – of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple |
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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 |
| “Ram fortified place, castle” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Ramesberie (Wiltshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Marlborough |
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marl derived from marl/mærel – a type of limestone/A rope for mooring a ship |
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borough derived from burgus – a roman signalling tower |
| “Type of limestone roman signalling tower” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Merleberge (Wiltshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Mildenhall |
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mil derived from mil – millet |
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den derived from dænu/den-bera – a valley / a forest swine pasture, most were settled after Domesday |
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hall derived from hæl – Safe |
| “Millet safe valley” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Midelhale (Norfolk) |
| Mildenhalle (Wiltshire) |
| Mitdenehalla (Suffolk) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Marlborough |
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marl derived from marl/mærel – a type of limestone/A rope for mooring a ship |
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borough derived from burgus – a roman signalling tower |
| “Type of limestone roman signalling tower” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Merleberge (Wiltshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Calne |
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calne derived from calan – cold |
| “Cold” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Calne (Wiltshire) |
| Cauna (Wiltshire) |
| Caune (Wiltshire) |
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| Current translation for Devizes |
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devizes derived from divisas – latin boundary |
| “Latin boundary” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Calne |
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calne derived from calan – cold |
| “Cold” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Calne (Wiltshire) |
| Cauna (Wiltshire) |
| Caune (Wiltshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Chippenham |
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chipp derived from ceap – good price - market |
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en derived from en – word termination usually means 'of' |
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ham derived from hamm – 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. |
| “Good price denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Chepeha (Wiltshire) |
| Chipeham (Cambridgeshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Beanacre |
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be derived from bi – bees |
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an derived from ƿan – Wetlands |
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acre derived from æcer – a field, land which is sown, sown land |
| “Bees field, land which is sown, sown land wetlands” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Whitley |
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whit derived from wæt – wet, damp, moist |
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ley derived from el æg/leah – person's island if near the sea / open space, untilled land |
| “Wet, damp, moist person's island if near the sea” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Witeleia (Warwickshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Neston |
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ne derived from niew / æg – new / an island if on the coast and ending in ne |
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ston derived from stan – stone - probably a roman road, milestone or builders stone |
| “Stone new” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Nestone (Cheshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Corsham |
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cors derived from cærse – watercress |
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ham derived from hamm – 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. |
| “Watercress denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Cosseham (Wiltshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Bradford On Avon |
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brad derived from brad – broad |
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ford derived from forda – shallow place where a river can be crossed |
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on derived from on – near |
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avon derived from afon – the river avon |
| “Near broad shallow place where a river can be crossed river avon” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Bradeford (Wiltshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Bathford |
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bath derived from bæþ – bath - usually associated with natural warm springs |
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ford derived from forda – shallow place where a river can be crossed |
| “Bath shallow place where a river can be crossed” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Forde (Somerset) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Batheaston |
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bath derived from bæþ – bath - usually associated with natural warm springs |
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east derived from east – east |
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on derived from on – near |
| “East near bath” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Estone (Somerset) |
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| Current translation for Bath |
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bath derived from bæþ – bath - usually associated with natural warm springs |
| “Bath” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Bada (Somerset) |
| Bade (Somerset) |
| Bade (Wiltshire) |
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| Current translation for Avon |
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avon derived from afon – the river avon |
| “River avon” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Avere (Hampshire) |
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