Compton Abdale
Major Settlement in the Parish of Compton Abdale
Historical Forms
- Contone 1086 DB
- Cumton' 1221 Ass 1285 FA
- Cumpton(a) 1221–32 WinchLB 1248 Ass 1267 Pat 1283 Ch
- Compton 1291 Tax 1303 FA
- parva Compton 1291 Tax
- Magna Compton 1327 SR
- Apdale Compton 1504 FF
- Compton Abdale 1535 VE 1543 AOMB 1783 PR
Etymology
'Valley farmstead', v. cumb , tūn , called Abdale to distinguish it from Cassey Compton (187infra ) and other Comptons (Wa 299), etc.Apdale , Abdale has not yet been identified with any p.n. or local family name, unless it be a surname from Apedale (Sa), Apedale (St), Apedal 1278 Misc, or the f.n. Apedale in Henbury (iii, 136infra ).