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| Newnham | Gloucestershire |
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| Cinderford | Gloucestershire |
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| Newnham | Gloucestershire |
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| Blakeney | Gloucestershire |
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| Lydney | Gloucestershire |
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| Aylburton | Gloucestershire |
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| Lydney | Gloucestershire |
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| Chepstow | Gloucestershire |
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| Caldicot | Monmouthshire |
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| Caerwent | Monmouthshire |
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| Caldicot | Monmouthshire |
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| Newport | Newport |
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| Langstone | Newport |
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| Newport | Newport |
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| Caerleon | Newport |
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| Current translation for Newnham |
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new derived from niwe – new |
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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. |
| “New denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Neuham (Hertfordshire) |
| Neuneham (Gloucestershire) |
| Newham (Essex) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Cinderford |
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cinder derived from sinder – dross, metal impurity |
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ford derived from forda – shallow place where a river can be crossed |
| “Dross, metal impurity shallow place where a river can be crossed” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Newnham |
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new derived from niwe – new |
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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. |
| “New denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Neuham (Hertfordshire) |
| Neuneham (Gloucestershire) |
| Newham (Essex) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Blakeney |
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blake derived from blæc – black or black land |
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ney derived from en æg – en - people of and æg - an island |
| “Black or black land en” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Lydney |
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ly derived from æg/leah – an island near the sea / woodland clearing if inland |
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ney derived from en æg – en - people of and æg - an island |
| “En island near the sea” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Lindenee (Gloucestershire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Aylburton |
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ayl derived from æl – an eel |
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bur derived from beorg/burgus – a high place - hill/possible roman signalling tower |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
| “Eel high place settlement on a hill” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Lydney |
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ly derived from æg/leah – an island near the sea / woodland clearing if inland |
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ney derived from en æg – en - people of and æg - an island |
| “En island near the sea” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Lindenee (Gloucestershire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Chepstow |
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chep derived from ceap – good price - market |
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stow derived from stow – a place possibly holy |
| “Good price place possibly holy” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Estrighoiel (Gloucestershire) |
| Strigoielg (Gloucestershire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Caldicot |
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caldi derived from ceald – cold - probably meaning abandoned - usually associated with roman locations |
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cot derived from cotlyf – a small village |
| “Cold small village” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Caldecote (Gloucestershire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Caerwent |
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caer derived from caer – fort |
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en derived from en – word termination usually means 'of' |
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| “Fort” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Caroen (Gloucestershire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Caldicot |
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caldi derived from ceald – cold - probably meaning abandoned - usually associated with roman locations |
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cot derived from cotlyf – a small village |
| “Cold small village” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Caldecote (Gloucestershire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Newport |
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new derived from niwe – new |
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port derived from portus – a sea port/harbour |
| “New sea port” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Neuport (Cambridgeshire) |
| Neuport (Essex) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Langstone |
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lang derived from læng – long |
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stone derived from stan – stone - probably a roman road, milestone or builders stone |
| “Long stone” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Langestan (Devon) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Newport |
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new derived from niwe – new |
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port derived from portus – a sea port/harbour |
| “New sea port” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Neuport (Cambridgeshire) |
| Neuport (Essex) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Caerleon |
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caer derived from caer – fort |
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leo derived from leah – a lea, meadow, open space, untilled land |
| | n we cannot translate at the moment |
| “Fort lea, meadow, open space, untilled land” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Carleion (Gloucestershire) |
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