| Found in Domesday 1086AD | |
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| Names found: | Selmestone (Sussex) |
| Sielmestone (Sussex) | |
| Current translation for Selmeston | ||||||||
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selme derived from sealma – a couch - possibly an overnight stop | |||||||
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ston derived from stan – stone - probably a roman road, milestone or builders stone | |||||||
| “Stone couch” | ||||||||
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk | ||||||||