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.

Hampstead Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Old Sodbury

Historical Forms

  • Hemstede 1540 AOMB
  • Hampsted(e) 1557 Val92
  • Hampsted(e) als. Hampsteed 1633 FF
  • Hampstead 1642 ib

Etymology

Hampstead Fm, Hemstede 1540AOMB , Hampsted (e )1557Val 92, Hampsted (e )als. Hampsteed 1633FF , Hampstead 1642 ib. 'The homestead', v. hām-stede.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement