Current translation for Wrotham Heath | ||
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![]() | wrot derived from wrot - snout probably meaning pigs | |
![]() | ham derived from hamm - Denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker-work, etc., and so defended against water, which would otherwise wash it away, so a valley settlement or settlement with a jetty. | |
![]() | heath derived from hæþ - heath or wasteland where heather grows | |
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk | ||