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.

Galmpton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Churston Ferrers

Historical Forms

  • Galmentona 1086 DB
  • Galmetun 1198 FF
  • Galmeton 1285 FA
  • Galmeton juxta Bryxham 1299 Ass
  • Galmeton juxta Wadeton 1309 Orig
  • Gaumethon' 1242 Fees768
  • Gaumenton 1249 Ass
  • Gamelton 1279 Ipm
  • Gampton 1765 D

Etymology

For the interpretation of this name, v. Galmpton supra 304.

Places in the same Parish