| 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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| ending in ton derived from tun - a settlement on a hill | |||||||||||||
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk | ||||||||||||||