| Found in Domesday 1086AD | |
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| Name found: | Rotingedene (Sussex) |
| Current translation for Rottingdean | ||||||
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rott derived from hrot – scum/foam possibly from sea | |||||
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ing derived from ænge – troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages) | |||||
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dean derived from daen – a valley | |||||
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk | ||||||