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| Grantham | Lincolnshire |
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| Sleaford | Lincolnshire |
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| Donington | Lincolnshire |
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| Current translation for Grantham |
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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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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Sleaford |
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s derived from s – of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple |
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lea derived from leah – A lea, meadow, open space, untilled land |
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ford derived from forda – shallow place where a river can be crossed |
| “Shallow place where a river can be crossed lea, meadow, open space, untilled land” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Eslaforde (Lincolnshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Donington |
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ending in don derived from dun – a place near a steep hill/hillfort |
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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 |
| “Place near a steep hill troubled village settlement on a hill” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Donitone (Shropshire) |
| Donninctune (Lincolnshire) |
| Duningtune (Lincolnshire) |
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