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| Durham | County Durham |
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| Chester le Street | County Durham |
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| Chester-le-Street | County Durham |
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| Birtley | Tyne and Wear |
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| Gateshead | Tyne and Wear |
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| Newcastle upon Tyne | Tyne and Wear |
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| Current translation for Durham |
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dur derived from deor – deer |
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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. |
| “Deer denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Chester Le Street |
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chester derived from cæster – roman fortified town |
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le derived from leah – A lea, meadow, open space, untilled land |
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street derived from via strata – originally from the latin via strata(high paved road) -Old English stret (Mercian, Kentish), stræt (West Saxon) |
| “Originally from the latin via strata lea, meadow, open space, untilled land roman fortified town” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Chester Le Street |
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chester derived from cæster – roman fortified town |
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le derived from leah – A lea, meadow, open space, untilled land |
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street derived from via strata – originally from the latin via strata(high paved road) -Old English stret (Mercian, Kentish), stræt (West Saxon) |
| “Originally from the latin via strata lea, meadow, open space, untilled land roman fortified town” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Birtley |
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birt derived from beorht – bright |
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ley derived from el æg/leah – person's island if near the sea / open space, untilled land |
| “Bright person's island if near the sea” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Gateshead |
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gate derived from gat – an entrance - from gat eye of a needle or a hole - appears related to roman roads, or parks |
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s derived from s – of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple |
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head derived from heafod – head or promontary |
| “Head or promontary entrance” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Newcastle Upon Tyne |
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new derived from niwe – new |
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starting in castle derived from castellum – Words starting in castle were probably small Roman forts |
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upon derived from on – near |
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tyne derived from tyne – river tyne |
| “Near new words starting in castle were probably small roman forts river tyne” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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