Drimpton
Early-attested site in the Parish of Broadwindsor
Historical Forms
- Dremetun', Dremethon' e13 Pole
- Dremeton(') 13 Forde 15 Hutch3 Hy3 Ass 1244 Fees 1251–2 Ass 1288
- Dremton 1287 Drew
- Drehemetune 1318 Forde 15
- Dremgton' 1244 Ass
- Dremintun' 1250 Fees
- Dreminctun Hy3 Hutch3
- Dreymenton' 13 Forde 15
- Dremyton' 1268 Ass
- Dremingtun' 1293 Brid
- Dremynton' 1318 Forde 15
- Dremedon' 1244 Ass
- Driminton' 1250 Fees Hy3 Hutch3
- Drempton(') 1288 Ass 1310 Drew 1316,1321,1325 FF 1327 SR 1863 Hutch3
Etymology
'Drēama's farmstead or manor', from an OE pers.n. *Drēama (gen.sg. -n ) and tūn, this alternating in the early forms with 'farmstead or manor called after Drēama' with -ingtūn replacing the genitival construction.For the pers.n., cf. OE Drēamwulf (Searle 169), Drēmca (Redin 156), both formed from OE drēam 'joy, music'.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Castlewoods Fm
- Hr Newnham Fm & Lr Newnham Fm, Newnham Knap Fm
- Childhay (Fm)
- Littlewindsor
- Causeway
- (South) Langley
- Lewesdon Hill
- Norton Hill (Plants.)
- Attisham
- Axe Fm
- Blackdown, Blackdown Hill, Blackdown Ctg & Blackdown Ho
- Dibberford, N Dibberford & S Dibberford, Rock Dibberford
- Netherhay (Fm)
- Sandpit, (Lr) Sandpit Fm
- Uphay
- Wantsley Fm
- Whetley Cross & Whetley Fm
- Wulsieslande
Other OS name
- Bridge Fm
- Clapton Bridge, Clapton Fm
- Common Water
- Cuckoo Lane
- Easton's Hill Coppice
- Foxbury Coppice & Foxbury Ctgs
- Heifer Mill Ctgs
- Holy Trinity Church
- Redland's Fm
- Baker's Mill
- Birdsmoor Gate (Fm)
- Blagdon Fm, Blagdon Hill & Blagdon Lane
- Boyden Wood
- Bragg's Pit
- Clanden Hill
- Cole's Cross
- Crocker's Ctg
- Emlands Bridge
- Foxholes Ctgs & Foxholes Plant.
- Greenham
- Haines's Lane
- Halscombe Bridge
- Hardy's Lane
- Haydon Villa
- Hayes
- Holly Fm & Holly Lane
- Racedown Fm
- (Lr) Causeway Coppice, Causeway Lane
- Colepay Ctg
- Coombe Ctg & Coombe Fm
- Dry Close Plant.
- The Firs
- Grange Corner
- Hollis Hill
- Honeycombe Fm
- Horn Hill
- Horn Park, Horn Park Coppice
- Hurst Fm
- Kittwhistle
- Knapp
- Lewesdon Hill Lane
- Leycroft Ctg
- Locust Common Coppice
- Low Down Fm
- Manor Fm
- Mill
- Moor Lane
- Netherhay Lane & Netherhay Bridge
- Newgate
- Nine Acre Pit
- Hr Park Fm & Lr Park Fm, Old Park Coppice
- Pilsdon Pen
- Pitman's Grave
- Yarn Barton
- Attisham Lane
- Axe Lane
- Childhay Coppice & Childhay Lane
- Cockpit, Cockpit Hill
- Colcombe Fm
- Conegar Hill
- Drimpton Cross, (Lr) Drimpton Fm, Drimpton Ho
- Fernside
- Frog Pool
- Higher Coppice
- Potwell Covert & Potwell Fm
- St John The Baptist Church
- St Mary's Church
- Schoolhouse Fm
- School Lane
- Sea View Ctg
- Specket Ctg & Specket Lane
- Spring Close Lake & Spring Close Osier Bed
- Springfield
- E Swilletts Fm & W Swilletts Fm, Swilletts Wood
- Synderford Coppice, Hr Synderford Fm
- Temple Brook Fm
- Templeman's Ash
- The Triangle
- Tunnel Ho
- Turnpike Ctg
- The Twelve Apostles
- Venn Chapel, Venn Hill (Coppice)
- Vicarage
- Whetham Mill Cross & Whetham Lane
- Wood Lane