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| Seaton | Devon |
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| Axmouth | Devon |
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| Axminster | Devon |
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| Chard | Somerset |
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| South Chard | Somerset |
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| Chard | Somerset |
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| Winsham | Somerset |
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| Chard | Somerset |
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| Ilminster | Somerset |
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| Hinton Saint George | Somerset |
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| South Petherton | Somerset |
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| Stoke-sub-Hamdon | Somerset |
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| Ilchester | Somerset |
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| Current translation for Seaton |
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sea derived from æg – an island |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
| “Island settlement on a hill” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Flueta (Devon) |
| Scetun (Yorkshire) |
| Scetune (Yorkshire) |
| Segentone (Northamptonshire) |
| Segentone (Rutland) |
| Segestone (Northamptonshire) |
| Segestone (Rutland) |
| Seieton (Northamptonshire) |
| Seieton (Rutland) |
| Seietone (Northamptonshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Axmouth |
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ax derived from æsc – ash tree |
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mouth derived from muða – mouth of a river |
| “Ash tree mouth of a river” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Alsemude (Devon) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Axminster |
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ax derived from æsc – ash tree |
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min derived from min – small |
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ster derived from bustaðr – dwelling place |
| “Small ash tree dwelling place” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Alseminstre (Devon) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Chard |
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chard derived from ceren daen/den-bera – churn or sweet wine - daen/den-bera - a valley / woodland swine pasture |
| “Churn or sweet wine” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Cerdre (Somerset) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for South Chard |
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south derived from suþ – south |
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chard derived from ceren daen/den-bera – churn or sweet wine - daen/den-bera - a valley / woodland swine pasture |
| “South churn or sweet wine” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Chard |
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chard derived from ceren daen/den-bera – churn or sweet wine - daen/den-bera - a valley / woodland swine pasture |
| “Churn or sweet wine” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Cerdre (Somerset) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Winsham |
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win derived from win / wein – a pasture / wine |
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sham 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. |
| “Pasture denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Wenneham (Devon) |
| Winesham (Somerset) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Chard |
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chard derived from ceren daen/den-bera – churn or sweet wine - daen/den-bera - a valley / woodland swine pasture |
| “Churn or sweet wine” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Cerdre (Somerset) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Ilminster |
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il derived from ildu – old |
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min derived from min – small |
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ster derived from bustaðr – dwelling place |
| “Old small dwelling place” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Ileminstre (Somerset) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Hinton Saint George |
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hin derived from hæn – hen/chicken |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
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saint derived from sanctus – saint |
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george derived from george – saint george |
| “Saint saint george hen settlement on a hill” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for South Petherton |
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south derived from suþ – south |
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pether derived from pæþþan – a path |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
| “South path settlement on a hill” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Sudperet (Somerset) |
| Sudperetone (Somerset) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Stoke Sub Hamdon |
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stoke derived from stoccen – made of wood possibly a stockade |
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sub derived from sub – under, below, beneath, at the foot 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. |
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ending in don derived from dun – a place near a steep hill/hillfort |
| “Under, below, beneath, at the foot of place near a steep hill made of wood possibly a stockade denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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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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