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The following meanings are suggested in the classic work, Place Names of Essex by P.H. Reaney:
- Uttlesford = Udel's ford
- Arkesden = Arcel's valley
- Ashdon = hill overgrown with ash trees
- Bardfield = open land colonised by dependent peasants;
- Barnston = Beorn"s farm
- Bartlow End = hill of the birch trees
- Birchanger = birch-covered wooded slope
- Broxted = Badger's head
- Canfield = Cana's open country
- Chesterford = ford by the camp
- Chickney = Cicca's island
- Chrishall = Christ's nook or oak
- Debden = deep valley
- Dunmow = Meadow on the hill
- Elmdon = elm covered hill
- Elsenham = the ham of Elsa
- Good & High Easter = sheepfold (eowestre) ; Good = Godgiefu
- Great & Little Easton = Aega's stone
- Hadstock = the stocc of Hada or Headda
- Bumpsteads = place where reeds grow
- Hempstead = place where hemp grows
- Henham= at the high hamm
- Heydon = hay valley
- Lindsell = Lime-tree hall
- Littlebury = the little fort
- Newport = new town
- Pleshey = enclosure formed by bending hedge back
- Quendon = women's valley or Cwena's valley
- Radwinter = vineyard
- Rickling = the people of Ricola, 6th century queen of Essex
- Rodings = the settlement of the people of Hrotha
- Saffron Walden = valley of the Britons or serfs
- Sampford = sandy ford
- Stansted = stone place
- Strethall = nook by the Roman road
- Takeley = Taecca's clearing
- Thaxted = place where reeds used for thatching grow
- Tilty = Tila's enclosure
- Wendens = winding valley
- Wendon Lofts – from Robert Louhot family
- Wicken Bonhunt = dwelling place; Bonhunt could be huntsman, or funta = spring/stream
- Widdington = willow farm
- Wimbish = meaning unknown
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