Clues from Names of Places

Remember that;

Prefix means at the start of a word and

Suffix means at the end of a word.

broad from the word bred meaning wide
brook from the word broka meaning stream or marsh
borough or burgh from the word burh meaning fortress
bury from the word meaning fortress
den meaning a large clearing in the forest or swine pasture
ew A prefix meaning yew tree
ey A suffix from le meaning island
field A suffix meaning clearing in the forest
ham A suffix meaning enclosure
heath From the word ethe meaning a patch of heath in the forest
herst or hurst A suffix meaning thick wood
ing meaning of
ley or leigh A suffix meaning a clearing in the forest
sale A suffix meaning willow tree
tice A prefix the word for kids (goats)
ton or town A suffix meaning homestead
walda the name for woody ground
ye A suffix meaning island

 

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