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| Binchester | County Durham |
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| Crook | County Durham |
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| Hunwick | County Durham |
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| Sunny Brow | County Durham |
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| Willington | County Durham |
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| Crook | County Durham |
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| Durham | County Durham |
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| Lanchester | County Durham |
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| Consett | County Durham |
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| Stocksfield | Northumberland |
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| Riding Mill | Northumberland |
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| Corbridge | Northumberland |
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| Current translation for Binchester |
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bin derived from
binne - a manger - so most likely sheep |
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chester derived from
cæster - roman fortified town |
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| Current translation for Crook |
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crook derived from
crycc - a crook or staff |
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| Current translation for Hunwick |
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hun derived from
hæn - hen/chicken |
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wick derived from
vicus - small provincial roman town |
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| Current translation for Sunny Brow |
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sunny derived from
sunny - sunny |
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brow derived from
bru - a brow |
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| Current translation for Willington |
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will derived from
wig - idol or shrine | |
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ing derived from
ænge - troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages) | |
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ton derived from
tun - a settlement on a hill | | Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Names found: | Welitone(Bedfordshire) | | Welrone(Bedfordshire) |
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| Winfletone(Cheshire) |
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| Current translation for Crook |
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crook derived from
crycc - a crook or staff |
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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. |
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| Current translation for Lanchester |
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lan derived from
lang - tall or high |
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chester derived from
cæster - roman fortified town |
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| Current translation for Consett |
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con derived from
cuna - cows |
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sett derived from
sete - place |
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| Current translation for Stocksfield |
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stocks derived from
stoc - a place, probably a farm or stockade |
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field derived from
feld - a field however quite a number were derived from welle a well |
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| Current translation for Riding Mill |
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rid derived from
þræd - oxen |
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ing derived from
ænge - troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages) |
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mill derived from
miln - a mill to grind grain |
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| Current translation for Corbridge |
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cor derived from
cor - river cor |
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bridge derived from
bricge - a bridge |
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