Origins of Place Names, Saxon Terms

Bourne,, Burn,  Stream
Burg, Large village
Croft, Small enclosure
Cot, Small hut
Delph, Ditch, dyke or stream
Den(n), Pig pasture
Eg, Ey, Ea, Eig, Island
Fall, Area cleared of trees
Fen, Fen
Field, Field
Ham, Village
Hurst, Clearing
Ing, People
Lake, Lake
Ley, Lea, Clearing
Mere, Pool
Moor, Moor
Moss, Swamp
Riding, Rod, Cleared land
Stead, place
Stoc, Summer pasture
Stoke, 'Daughter' settlement
Stow, Holy Place
Ton, Tun, House, Farm
Weald, Wold, High Woodland
Wic, Wike, Farm, Group of huts
Wood, Wood
Worth, Fenced land
Worthy, Enclosed land
 

 

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