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.

Wampool

Early-attested site in the Parish of Aikton

Historical Forms

  • Wathepol c.1223 HolmC 1226,1227,1228 Pipe 1279 Ass
  • Wadhepol 1230 P
  • Watthepol' 1240 Pipe
  • Wathinpol 1292 Ass
  • Wathenpole 1399 IpmR
  • Wadepol 1230 CR
  • Wathelpol 1235 Cl
  • Wahtelpole c.1275 Scotland
  • Wampoll 1332 SR
  • Wathompool or Wampool 1610 Denton
  • Wathinpool or Wampool 1777 NB

Etymology

v. Wampool R. supra 29.