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Excerpt of OS map showing Water Eaton
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'hearpe' or 'herepæþ' with the 'þ' elided with the following 'd', although the spelling 'hearpe' makes this suggestion less likely Back to text
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The valley which has given its name to Harpenden Back to text
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Cp. 'pobbenættoce'/'bobbenættoce' in S1031 (L1031.0, bounds of Wheathamstead from the archive of Westminster); this may be the same personal name (Bobba is attested, as are names such as Pybba, Podda), but note also 'bobbe' (clump) evidenced in Middle English Back to text
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A word whose precise meaning is unclear, but it is associated with wet areas or clumps of marsh grass Back to text