Clapton Clapton on the Hill
Major Settlement in the Parish of Clapton on the Hill
Historical Forms
- Clopton 1171–83 AC 1221 Eyre 1234,1251 Ch 1327 SR 1611 Rec
- Clopton super montem 1590 FF
- Clopton super le Hill 1611 ib
- Clapton 1577 M 1679 PR
- Clapton on the Hill 1641 Inq
- Clapton on Hill 1678 Will
Etymology
The el. OE *clopp(a), which seems to denote 'a lump, a hill', has been fully discussed by Ekwall, Studies 136 ff (cf. EPN i, 99–100 s.v.); it appears to have a WSax provenance and is found several times in Gl, Clopley (179 supra ), Clopton (241), Clapley (258), and Clapton (ii, 224infra ). On the later forms in Clap - which are dialectal cf. Phonol. § 26.