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.

Ampney St Peter

Major Settlement in the Parish of Ampney St Peter

Historical Forms

  • Omenie 1086 DB
  • Omenai 1138 Glouc
  • Omenel 12 Glouc
  • Amenel(l) 1122 Glouc 1220 Fees
  • Hameneye 1285 FA
  • Ameneye Petri 1290 Episc
  • Aumeneye St. Peter 1425 CirenP
  • Ampney Petri 1535 VE
  • Ampney Sci' Petri 1542 MinAcct
  • Ampney Peter 1587 FF
  • Ampney St. Peter 1638 InqM
  • Peter amney 1577,1610,1646 M
  • Peter Amni als. Eastington 1626 InqM

Etymology

v. Ampney Crucis (48supra ). The church is dedicated to St Peter, but the affix refers to the Abbey of St Peter, Gloucester, which held lands here; in DB the land was held of St Peter's.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site