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.

Uphampton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ombersley

Historical Forms

  • Uphampton 1275 Ass
  • Huphamton 1275 SR
  • Ophampton, Uponton 1337 WoCh 1570 Wills

Etymology

'The hamtun on high ground.'