Ackhampstead
Early-attested site in the Parish of Ibstone
Historical Forms
- Hachamsted' 1199 Cur c.1225 Abingd
- Achamsted 1199 Cur
- Akhampstede 1429 Pat
- Ackhumstead c.1825 O
Etymology
OE āchāmstede , 'oak-homestead,' v. ac , hamstede . For a similar compound in which reference is made to the trees, cf. Berkhampstead (Herts) from beorc . This is a lost parish. The site of the church is marked by ruins still to be found at Moor Farm (HMS 168).