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| Buxton | Derbyshire |
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| Bakewell | Derbyshire |
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| Matlock | Derbyshire |
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| Kirk Ireton | Derbyshire |
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| Belper | Derbyshire |
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| Ashbourne | Derbyshire |
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| Derby | Derbyshire |
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| Quarndon | Derbyshire |
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| Derby | Derby |
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| Current translation for Buxton |
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bux derived from buxus – box tree |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill |
| “Box tree settlement on a hill” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Buchestuna (Norfolk) |
| Bukestuna (Norfolk) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Bakewell |
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bake derived from becc – a beck or brook |
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well derived from wille – A well, spring, fountain |
| “Beck or brook well, spring, fountain” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Badequella (Derbyshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Matlock |
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mat derived from mæþ/ma – mowing / pickaxe |
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lock derived from loc – an enclosure or fold |
| “Mowing enclosure or fold” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Meslach (Derbyshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Kirk Ireton |
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kirk derived from kirkja – church |
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i derived from iw – yew |
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ret derived from ræt – a rat |
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on derived from on – near |
| “Near yew rat church” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Hiretune (Derbyshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Belper |
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bel derived from bæl – a pyre |
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er derived from ere – a person |
| “Pyre” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Ashbourne |
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ash derived from æsc – ash trees |
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bourne derived from burn – a brook or stream |
| “Ash trees brook or stream” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Esseburne (Derbyshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Derby |
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der derived from deor – any wild animal but usually deer |
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by derived from by – near |
| “Near any wild animal but usually deer” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Derbei (Cheshire) |
| Derberie (Cheshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Quarndon |
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quarn derived from cwæn – a queen |
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ending in don derived from dun – a place near a steep hill/hillfort |
| “Queen place near a steep hill” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Cornun (Nottinghamshire) |
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| Current translation for Derby |
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der derived from deor – any wild animal but usually deer |
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by derived from by – near |
| “Near any wild animal but usually deer” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Derbei (Cheshire) |
| Derberie (Cheshire) |
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