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| Amotherby | North Yorkshire |
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| Malton | North Yorkshire |
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| Pickering | North Yorkshire |
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| Cawthorn | North Yorkshire |
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| Pickering | North Yorkshire |
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| Whitby | North Yorkshire |
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| Grosmont | North Yorkshire |
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| Whitby | North Yorkshire |
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| Current translation for Amotherby |
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am 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. |
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the derived from þæt – that |
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by derived from by – near |
| “Near denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Malton |
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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 |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Pickering |
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pick derived from picen – pitchy of pitch |
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ering derived from ere ænge – people of a troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages) |
| “Pitchy of pitch people of a troubled village” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Cawthorn |
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caw derived from cawl – colewort - field cabbage |
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thorn derived from þorn – a thorn |
| “Colewort thorn” |
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| Current translation for Pickering |
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pick derived from picen – pitchy of pitch |
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ering derived from ere ænge – people of a troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages) |
| “Pitchy of pitch people of a troubled village” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Whitby |
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whit derived from wæt – wet, damp, moist |
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by derived from by – near |
| “Near wet, damp, moist” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Witebi (Berkshire) |
| Witebi (Yorkshire) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Grosmont |
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gros derived from gros – big, thick, large or tall |
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mont derived from mont – mountain or hill |
| “Big, thick, large or tall mountain or hill” |
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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| Current translation for Whitby |
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whit derived from wæt – wet, damp, moist |
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by derived from by – near |
| “Near wet, damp, moist” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Witebi (Berkshire) |
| Witebi (Yorkshire) |
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