Clopton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Clopton
Historical Forms
- Cloptvne 1086 DB
- Clopton 12 WinchLB 1201 P 1220 Fees 1248 Ass4 1686 PR
- Clopton subtus Mune 1401 FF
- Clopton on the Hill 1590 FF
Etymology
'Farmstead on the hill' (here Meon Hill 254infra ), v. clopp , tūn , cf. Clapton (198supra ). It may be noted that Will ' Sakespere is mentioned as living here in 1248Ass , a very early reference to the local family of Shakespeare.