English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Champion

Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Mitton

Historical Forms

  • Champen 1594 Comm
  • Champaign 1708 PRBlt
  • Champion 1594 Comm 1657 PRBlt 1714 PRWd
  • Champion Turbarry 1594 Comm

Etymology

Champion, Champen 1594Comm , Champaign 1708 PRBlt, Champion 1594Comm , 1657 PRBlt, 1714 PRWd, Champion Turbarry 1594Comm .ME  champayne (from OFr) 'level open country, open unenclosed land', cf. Champany Hill i, 306supra and ME  turbarye 'turf pit'.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site