A very rough guide to Kentish place names components: Part:1 Āc: - TopicsExpress



          

A very rough guide to Kentish place names components: Part:1 Āc: oak tree Æcer: cultivated piece of land Æsc: ash tree Bēce, bōc beech tree Beorg: mound, tumulus, barrow Brōc: marshy ground Brycg: bridge Burh: strong hold Burna: stream, Bourne Camp: field Clif: cliff steep slope Cnoll: knoll, hillock Cumb: valley, coombe Dæl: valley, dale Denn: woodland pasture Dūn hill, down Èa: river Èg: island Ersc: stubble field Feld: open land Ford: ford Gāra gore, wedge shaped piece of land Geat: gate, cliff-gap Grāf: grove Hæc: hatch, gate Hæd(th) heathland, heather Halh: corner of land Hām: settlement, homestead Hamm: water meadow.
Posted on: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 11:10:26 +0000

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