| Current translation for Boughton Monchelsea | ||
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bough derived from boh – anything curved or bent such as a tree bough | |
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill | |
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monchelsea derived from montchensie – a norman knight from the battle abbey role 1066AD | |
| “Norman knight from the battle abbey role 1066ad anything curved or bent such as a tree bough settlement on a hill” | ||
| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk | ||