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| Chester | Cheshire West and Chester |
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| Mickle Trafford | Cheshire West and Chester |
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| Chester | Cheshire West and Chester |
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| Frodsham | Cheshire West and Chester |
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| Helsby | Cheshire West and Chester |
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| Frodsham | Cheshire West and Chester |
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| Sutton Weaver | Cheshire West and Chester |
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| Warrington | Halton |
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| Higher Walton | Warrington |
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| Warrington | Warrington |
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| Current translation for Chester |
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chester derived from cæster – roman fortified town |
| “Roman fortified town” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Cestre (Cheshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Mickle Trafford |
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mickle derived from meikle – big, great |
 | | T we cannot translate at the moment |
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ra derived from ra – roebuck - deer |
| | f we cannot translate at the moment |
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ford derived from forda – shallow place where a river can be crossed |
| “Big, great roebuck shallow place where a river can be crossed” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Traford (Cheshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Chester |
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chester derived from cæster – roman fortified town |
| “Roman fortified town” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Cestre (Cheshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Frodsham |
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frods derived from froxas – frogs |
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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. |
| “Frogs denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Frotesham (Cheshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Helsby |
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hel derived from hell – the grave - burial place |
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s derived from s – of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple |
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by derived from by – near |
| “Near grave” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Helesbe (Cheshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Frodsham |
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frods derived from froxas – frogs |
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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. |
| “Frogs denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Frotesham (Cheshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Sutton Weaver |
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sut derived from suþ – south |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
| | W we cannot translate at the moment |
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ea derived from ea – stream |
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ver derived from fer – a vessel or ship |
| “South vessel or ship stream settlement on a hill” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Warrington |
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| | War we cannot translate at the moment |
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starting in ring derived from ringe – spiders/spider webs |
| | t we cannot translate at the moment |
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on derived from on – near |
| “Near spiders” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Walentune (Cheshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Higher Walton |
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high derived from hoh – of great height, tall, conspicuously elevated |
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er derived from ere – a person |
| | W we cannot translate at the moment |
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alton derived from æ-welm tun – æ-welm - a welling up of water, a spring
tun - a settlement on a hill |
| “Of great height, tall, conspicuously elevated æ” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Warrington |
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| | War we cannot translate at the moment |
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starting in ring derived from ringe – spiders/spider webs |
| | t we cannot translate at the moment |
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on derived from on – near |
| “Near spiders” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Walentune (Cheshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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