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Nevertheless, the area around Godalming has been described as "one of the most religiously dominated landscapes in England" [6] and is and was a deeply pagan place. [7] On a hill just south of Godalming town there was once a religious site dedicated to the war god Tiw at Tuesley (Old English Tīws leah) meaning "Tiw's Clearing". [8]
Places in the ancient Godalming hundred of Surrey (with their probable meanings) include: Alfold ("old enclosure") Amberley (Imberlēah meaning "riverside clearing") Artington (from heorotingdon meaning "hill of the people of the sacred hart" [1] Bagmoor (possibly from the personal name Bacca + Moor, or perhaps meaning "badger's moor")
The oldest surviving record of Godalming is from a c. 1000 copy of the c. 880 – c. 885 will of Alfred the Great, in which the settlement appears as Godelmingum.The name is written as Godelminge in the Domesday Book of 1086, and later as Godelminges (c. 1150 – c. 1200), Godhelming (c. 1170 – c. 1230), Godalminges (c. 1220 – c. 1265) and Godalmyn (c. 1485 – c. 1625).
The building soon proved too small for public meetings, and in 1861, a public hall was constructed on Bridge Street, which was later extended to form Godalming Borough Hall. [ 3 ] Meanwhile, at the Pepperpot, a new cantilevered stair tower was added in the 1890s, [ 1 ] and the room on the first floor was used to accommodate the Godalming Museum ...
Eashing is a hamlet 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south-east of Shackleford on the River Wey, 1.2 miles (1.9 km) west of Godalming, and was part of the Hundred of Godalming; in the Anglo-Saxon era it was a significant place and is one of the burhs listed in the Burghal Hidage of Alfred the Great.
But, Parade is here to tell you the longest word, accompanied by the 20 longest words in English and their meanings. The English language is vast, eclectic and a little bit complicated. Among the ...
This is a list of English words inherited and derived directly from the Old English stage of the language. This list also includes neologisms formed from Old English roots and/or particles in later forms of English, and words borrowed into other languages (e.g. French, Anglo-French, etc.) then borrowed back into English (e.g. bateau, chiffon, gourmet, nordic, etc.).
An English Merrymaking a Hundred Years Ago is an 1847 genre painting by the British artist William Powell Frith. [1] [2] During the early stages of his career Frith was a member of The Clique artistic group. He later became known for his panoramic crowd scenes The Derby Day and The Railway Station.