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| Avon | Bath and North East Somerset |
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| Bath | Bath and North East Somerset |
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| Batheaston | Bath and North East Somerset |
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| Bathford | Bath and North East Somerset |
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| Colerne | |
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| Chippenham | Wiltshire |
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| Sherston | Wiltshire |
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| Malmesbury | Wiltshire |
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| Tetbury | Wiltshire |
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| Cirencester | 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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| 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 Batheaston |
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bath derived from bæþ – bath - usually associated with natural warm springs |
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east derived from east – east |
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on derived from on – near |
| “East near bath” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Estone (Somerset) |
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| Current translation for Bathford |
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bath derived from bæþ – bath - usually associated with natural warm springs |
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ford derived from forda – shallow place where a river can be crossed |
| “Bath shallow place where a river can be crossed” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Forde (Somerset) |
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| Current translation for Colerne |
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cole derived from cawl – kale or cabbage |
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r derived from ere – person |
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ne derived from niew / æg – new / an island if on the coast and ending in ne |
| “Kale or cabbage new” |
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| Current translation for Chippenham |
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chipp derived from ceap – good price - market |
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en derived from en – word termination usually means '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. |
| “Good price denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Chepeha (Wiltshire) |
| Chipeham (Cambridgeshire) |
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| Current translation for Sherston |
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s derived from s – of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple |
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herst derived from hyrst – A clearing in the Forest, most were settled after Domesday |
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on derived from on – near |
| “Near clearing in the forest, most were settled after domesday” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Sorestone (Wiltshire) |
| Sorstain (Wiltshire) |
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| Current translation for Malmesbury |
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mal derived from melu – flour |
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mes derived from mes – dung |
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bury derived from burh/beorg/berie – fortified place, castle - usually associated with old Roman forts / can also be used to mean high place / berry |
| “Flour dung fortified place, castle” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Malmesberie (Wiltshire) |
| Mamesberie (Wiltshire) |
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| Current translation for Tetbury |
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tet derived from tæpped – wall or floor covering - carpet |
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bury derived from burh/beorg/berie – fortified place, castle - usually associated with old Roman forts / can also be used to mean high place / berry |
| “Wall or floor covering fortified place, castle” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Teteberie (Gloucestershire) |
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| Current translation for Cirencester |
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ciren derived from cicen – chicken |
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cester derived from cæster – roman fortified town |
| “Chicken roman fortified town” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Cirecestre (Gloucestershire) |
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