Compton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Clifton and Compton
Historical Forms
- Campeden(e) John WollCh 1258 Kniveton 1259 FF 1265 Cl 1408 RadCh
- Caumpeden(e), Kaumpeden(e) 1269 Ass 1272 Ass 1286 FF
- Compeden(e) 1303 RadCh 1330 Ass 1373 Cor 1381 DbCh 1431 FA
- Compedon 1307 FF 1392 Pat
- Campden Ed1,1314,1333,1349 RadCh
- Compden 1435,1442 RadCh 1454 DbAxxxiv
- Compton 1577 DbAi
Etymology
'Valley with an enclosure' or preferably 'valley in which a fight took place', v. camp , denu . OE camp in the sense 'field, enclosed piece of land' seems to be Saxon rather than Anglian; OE camp meaning 'fight, battle, dispute' is therefore more likely here, perhaps used in much the same way as OE þreap in p.ns.