Clampitt
Early-attested site in the Parish of Christow
Historical Forms
- La Clampitte 1219 FF
- la Clampette 1281 Ass
- atte Clampytte 1333 SR
Etymology
'Muddy pit or hollow,' the first element being OE clām , 'mud, clay,' still surviving in Devon and Somerset dialectal cloam . Cf. Clampitt in Linkinhorne (Co), Clompitte 1358 FF.