Forthampton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Forthampton
Historical Forms
- Fortemeltone 1086 DB
- Forhelmentone 1086 DB
- Forthelmentona 1100–35 Pat 1496
- Fort(h)elminton' 1167 P 1220 Fees
- Forthlementune 1236 Theok
- Forthelmeton, Forthelmet', Forthelmetune 1100–35,12 Tewk71d,78d 1229 Theok
- Fortelmetona Hy2 Monast
- Fordelmetona 1190 P
- Forhelmetona 1210 Tewk88
- Forhtelmetona 1232 Theok
- Forthalmeton 1284 Episc
- Fortelmestona Hy2 Monast
- Fortehintuna Hy1 Ch 1300
- Forthyngton 1535 VE
- Forthampton(e) 12 Pat 1496 1248 Ass 1287 PR 1710
- Forthampton als. Fortington 1540 MinAcct 1607 FF
- Fordhampton 1287 QW
- Forhampton 1368 Works
- Forth(e)amtone 1235,1250 Theok
Etymology
'Farmstead associated with Forthelm', v. -ing 4 , tūn . The pers.n. is OE Forþhelm . As in Brickhampton (120infra ), the name was adapted to the common p.n. type in -hampton which often inter- changes in later times with -ington , as in the spellings of Sevenhampton or Brockhampton (i, 177, 178 supra ); cf. also the reduction in Badminton (iii, 24infra ).