Hampton in Arden
Major Settlement in the Parish of Hampton in Arden
Historical Forms
- Hantone 1086 DB
- Hanton(a) c.1170 Ch 1314
- Hantuna in Ardena t.Hy2 BM
- Hamton in Ardena t.Hy1 Kenilworth
- Hamtona 1130 P
- Hamtune t.Rici Monast
- Hamptone in Arderne 1200 ChR 1242 Fees 1275 RH 1375 ADiv
- Hampton 1224 Fees 1291 Tax
- Hampton in Ardren 1534 ADiii
- Hampton in Arding 1667 HT
- Homton 1249–51 Ch
Etymology
It is difficult to be sure whether the original form was (æt þæm ) hēan tūne , 'high tun,' or hamtun . Dugdale (696) says “In that Record (i.e. DB) it is written Hantone , which manifesteth that the name was originally occasioned from the situation,” but phonologically it is easier to explain Hamt - becoming Hant - than Hant - becoming Hamt -, unless we assume early confusion with other Hampton -names. For Arderne v. supra 11.