| Found in Domesday 1086AD | |
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| Names found: | Salescome (Sussex) |
| Segnescome (Sussex) | |
| Selescome (Sussex) | |
| Current translation for Sedlescombe | ||||||||||
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sed derived from sæd/sadal – seed/ass donkey | |||||||||
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les derived from læca – leech | |||||||||
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combe derived from comb – A low place enclosed with hills, a valley | |||||||||
| “Seed leech low place enclosed with hills, a valley” | ||||||||||
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk | ||||||||||