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.

Hawkesbury Upton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hawkesbury

Historical Forms

  • Upton 972 BCS1282 10th
  • Vpton(e), Upton(e) 1248 Ass 1261 Ipm Ed3 Surv 1601 FF
  • Haukesbury Upton 1439 Pat
  • Hawkesburyes Upton(e) 1599 FF 1625 Inq
  • Opton' 1325,1329 MinAcct c.1400 Surv

Etymology

Hawkesbury Upton, Upton 972 (10th) BCS 1282, Vpton (e ), Upton (e )1248Ass , 1261 Ipm, Ed 3Surv et passim to 1601FF , Haukesbury Upton 1439 Pat, Hawkesburyes Upton (e )1599 FF, 1625 Inq, Opton '1325, 1329MinAcct , c. 1400Surv . 'The upper farm', v. upp , tūn ; it stands about 250 ft higher than Hawkesbury.