Whimpton Moor
Early-attested site in the Parish of Ragnall
Historical Forms
- Wimentun 1086 DB
- Wimuntton' 1168 P
- Wimpton 1232 FF
- Wympton 1280,1287 Ass 1301 Ebor 1316 FA
- Wympeton 1405 FF
- Wymppeton 1410 Wills
Etymology
'Wigmund ('s) farm,' v. tun and for the formation cf. Ompton supra 56–7.