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.

Hempton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Almondsbury

Historical Forms

  • Hempton(e) 1248,1287 Ass 1326 Knole 1327 SR 1636 Inq
  • Hemton 1256 Mrk
  • Hampton 1248 Ass 1639 Rec
  • Heenton 1375 Ipm
  • Henton 1428 Cl c.1540 AOMB
  • Henyton c.1540 AOMB 1542 LP

Etymology

Hempton, Hempton (e )1248, 1287Ass , 1326Knole 1, 1327SR et passim to 1636 Inq, Hemton 1256 Mrk, Hampton 1248Ass , 1639Rec , Heenton 1375 Ipm, Henton 1428 Cl, c. 1540AOMB , Henyton c. 1540AOMB , 1542 LP. '(At) the high farmstead', v. hēah (wk.dat. hēan ), tūn . This was a tithing of Almondsbury.