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Full record: Faringdon
| County | Berkshire |
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| Transcript | faryng[d]o(u)n |
| Icon description | single building |
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| Description | faded |
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| Etymology | OE fearn, 'fern' + dūn, 'hill' |
| Translation | |
| Earlier editors | -/faryngdon (OS 1935); faryngdon (Parsons) |
| Early Maps | farin(g)to(n) (Angliae Figura) |
| Overwritten | no |
| Attested spelling | Chepyngfaryngdon 1501 ArchJ 6, Faringdon Magna Hy 8 RentSur; all earlier attestations have the first element in the form Faren-/Farn- and similar |
