| Found in Domesday 1086AD | |
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| Name found: | Brislinga(Sussex) |
| Current translation for Brightling | ||||||
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| bright derived from birihto - bright, wide view | |||||
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| ling derived from el ænge - people of a troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages) | |||||
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk | ||||||