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| Six Hills | Leicestershire |
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| Melton Mowbray | Leicestershire |
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| Croxton Kerrial | Leicestershire |
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| Grantham | Leicestershire |
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| Current translation for Six Hills |
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s derived from s – of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple |
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ix derived from IX/vicus – possibly derived from the Roman Ninth Legion Hispana/ or a diminuitive of wick - small provincial roman town |
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hills derived from hyll – hills |
| “Possibly derived from the roman ninth legion hispana hills” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Melton Mowbray |
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mel derived from melu – meal, flour |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
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mowbray derived from mowbray – a norman knight from the battle abbey role 1066AD |
| “Norman knight from the battle abbey role 1066ad meal, flour settlement on a hill” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Medeltone (Leicestershire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Croxton Kerrial |
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cro derived from croh/craw/crog – crocus/a crow/a small bottle - amphora |
 | | x we cannot translate at the moment |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
| | K we cannot translate at the moment |
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er derived from ere – a person |
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r derived from ere – person |
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i derived from iw – yew |
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al derived from el – eel |
| “Eel crocus yew settlement on a hill” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Crohtone (Leicestershire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Grantham |
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| | G we cannot translate at the moment |
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r derived from ere – person |
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an derived from ƿan – Wetlands |
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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. |
| “Wetlands denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Graham (Lincolnshire) |
| Grandham (Lincolnshire) |
| Granham (Lincolnshire) |
| Grantham (Lincolnshire) |
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