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| Leicester | Leicestershire |
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| Blaby | Leicestershire |
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| Leicester | Leicestershire |
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| Cosby | Leicestershire |
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| Dunton Bassett | Leicestershire |
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| Lutterworth | Leicestershire |
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| Current translation for Leicester |
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le derived from leah – A lea, meadow, open space, untilled land |
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ic derived from æc – oak |
 | | e we cannot translate at the moment |
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ster derived from bustaðr – dwelling place |
| “Oak lea, meadow, open space, untilled land dwelling place” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Ledecestre (Leicestershire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Blaby |
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| | B we cannot translate at the moment |
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starting in l derived from el – person |
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aby derived from a-bygan/á-bycgan – to bend/bought |
| “Person to bend” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Bladi (Leicestershire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Leicester |
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le derived from leah – A lea, meadow, open space, untilled land |
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ic derived from æc – oak |
| | e we cannot translate at the moment |
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ster derived from bustaðr – dwelling place |
| “Oak lea, meadow, open space, untilled land dwelling place” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Ledecestre (Leicestershire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Cosby |
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| | Co 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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by derived from by – near |
| “Near” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Cosbi (Leicestershire) |
| Cossebi (Leicestershire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Dunton Bassett |
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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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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
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bas derived from basu – a type of scarlet robe |
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sett derived from sete – place |
| “Type of scarlet robe mountain or hill settlement on a hill place” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Donitone (Leicestershire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Lutterworth |
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lutt derived from hlutre – bright |
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er derived from ere – a person |
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worth derived from weort/worð – wort, herb/land |
| “Bright wort, herb” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Lutresurde (Leicestershire) |
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