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Bampton Bridge, Common, Grange, & Hall

Other OS name in the Parish of Bampton

Historical Forms

  • pontis de Bampton 1362 TestKarl
  • Bampton gra(u)nge Rent 13,1547 MinAcct 1777 M
  • Gra(i)nge 1638,1654,1679 PR
  • Grainge towne 1696 ib

Etymology

( pontis de Bampton 1362 TestKarl , cf. also ye brig end 1366 Clib 244 , Bridgend 1640 PR , and for its history v. NWm 248–9 ) ( 1865 OS ) ( Bampton gra (u )nge Rent 13, 1547MinAcct et freq to 1777 M, Gra (i )nge 1638, 1654,1679 PR, Grainge towne 1696 ib ) ( 1681, 1733 PR ) , the bridge crossed Howes Beck at Bampton ( cf. Church Bridge infra ) ; the main village is now at Bampton Grange ( hence Grainge towne ) , where the church is .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement