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originally derived from alle manne, ¢.e,, allthe men, the nation, and 
is found in the modern French words for Germany and the Ger- 
man, Allemagne, Allemand. 
Agmondes-ham, though written during many years, was 
never in oral use, as is shown by the endorsement of one of 
the earliest documents (XIII‘» century), in which it is spelt 
Amundesham, though Agmundesham is in the body of the 
deed. The g is probably an error altogether. 
BeaconsFIELD. From tlie obvious Beacon—THE FIELD OF THE 
Beacon, a station on the ancient telegraph line which conveyed 
to the whole country the news of invasion and pillage. 
BiepLow. Bledelow=Bioopy nix; a relic of the battle 
fought there between the Christian Germans and heathen Danes 
is seen in the chalk cross on Bledlow Down, not far from 
the better known cross of Whiteleaf. 
BrapenuaM. Breda or brada means a flat open place, derived 
from the old form of our word broad. 
Burnoam. VILLAGE BY THE BURN, or rather among the burns, 
or brooklets. 
Cuatront. This name is reducible to no Saxon elements 
known to me, and appears to be of Danish origin. 
Cuentes. See Iselhampstead, hereafter. 
CHESHAM, or properly CuEsTER-HAM. The well-known word 
chester is the Saxonised Roman word for a town or military 
settlement, and points to the existence of such in the times of 
the Roman dominion.* 
CHOLESBURY, properly CHELWALD’S-BURY, contains the name 
of its Saxon possessor. 
Denuam, properly Danr-Ham, was certainly a Danish settle- 
ment, and so named by the Saxon neighbours. 
Dorney, properly Txorn-ry, signifying low uncultivated 
ground near a river. Very many places in low situations have 
this name; among others, it is the old name of the present site 
_ of Westminster Abbey and Palace. 
ExtesporoveH. In acorrupted form, compounded with the 
* Which is confirmed by the discovery of important Roman remains found 
here in the year 1864, 
