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| Ilchester | Somerset |
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| Somerton | Somerset |
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| Shepton Mallet | Somerset |
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| Radstock | Somerset |
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| Peasedown Saint John | 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 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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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Somerton |
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somer derived from sumer – summer or harvest |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
| “Summer or harvest settlement on a hill” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Sumerledetuna (Suffolk) |
| Sumertone (Oxfordshire) |
| Sumertone (Somerset) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Shepton Mallet |
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shep derived from scæp – sheep |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
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mallet derived from mælmete – food |
| “Food sheep settlement on a hill” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Sepetone (Somerset) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Radstock |
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rad derived from rad – a harness |
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stock derived from stoc – a place, probably a farm or stockade |
| “Harness place, probably a farm or stockade” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Stoche (Somerset) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Peasedown Saint John |
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pease derived from pise – pea |
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down derived from dun/dune – a hill, mountain - however a significant number of downs appear to be near old Celtic hillforts |
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saint john derived from sanctus john – saint john |
| “Saint john pea hill, mountain” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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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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