| Found in Domesday 1086AD | |
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| Names found: | Wilelmitone (Devon) |
| Willelmetone (Devon) | |
| Wilminte (Sussex) | |
| Wimedone (Somerset) | |
| Wineltone (Sussex) | |
| Current translation for Wilmington | ||||||||||||||
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wilm derived from wylm – steam or vapour - misty or foggy | |||||||||||||
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ing derived from ænge – troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages) | |||||||||||||
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ton derived from tun – a settlement on a hill | |||||||||||||
| “Steam or vapour troubled village settlement on a hill” | ||||||||||||||
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk | ||||||||||||||