Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Bochentone 1086 DB

• (on) Bokhamtoune c.1090 ASCharters c.1300

• Bochamton' 1180 P

• Bachamtone c.1212–17 RBE 13th

• Buchampton' e.13th Frid c.1425

• Bochampton' 1212 Fees

• Bakhamton' 1221 Cur

• Bachampton' 1230 P

• Bothamdon, Bothampton 1275–6 RH

• Bakhampton 1280 Fine

• Bukehamt' 1284 Ass

• Bukhampton 1320 Pat 1329 Ch

• Estbokhampton 1328 Queen

• Bokampton 1361 Fine

• East Bockhampton and West Bockhampton 1625 PubLib

• Bockington 1761 Rocque

Etymology

Bockhampton Fm, Bockhampton Middle Fm and Bockhampton Upper Fm, Bochentone 1086 DB, (on ) Bokhamtoune c. 1090 (c. 1300) ASCharters, Bochamton '1180 P (p)et freq with variant spellings Bochamtone , Bokhamtun , Bokhamton '; Bachamtone c. 1212–17 (13th) RBE (p), Buchampton 'e. 13th (c. 1425) Frid, Bochampton '1212 Feeset freq with variant spellings Bokhampton ', Bochampton , Bokhampton ; Bakhamton '1221 Cur (p), Bachampton '1230 P (p), Bothamdon , Bothampton 1275–6 RH, Bakhampton 1280 Fine, Bukehamt '1284Ass , Bukhampton 1320 Pat, 1329 Ch, Estbokhampton 1328Queen , Bokampton 1361 Fine, East Bockhampton and West Bockhampton 1625PubLib , Bockington 1761 Rocque. Probably 'village by the beech-tree', from OE  bōc and hāmtūn . The same name occurs in Ha, and the Ha example (ex. inf. Mr J. E. B. Gover) also has early spellings in Bac -, Bak -. Bockhampton in Do may be the Buchæmatun of KCD 708, in which case it has a different etymology, but there is no need to assume, as in DEPN, that the Berks and Ha names are identical with the Do one.