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Cassey Compton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Withington

Historical Forms

  • Cum tún 962 BCS1089 982 Finb 989 KCD634 ib
  • Contone 1086 DB
  • Parva Compton 1274 Ipm 1413 IpmR 1610 FF
  • Coumpton' 1385 Ass
  • Cassi(e)s Compton, Cassyes Compton 1510 ECP 1580 Talbot 1608,1623 FF

Etymology

Cassey Compton, Cum tún 962 BCS 1089 (Finb 104), 982 KCD 634, 989 ib 669, Contone 1086 DB, Parva Compton 1274 Ipm, 1413 IpmR, 1610FF , Coumpton '1385Ass , Cassi (e )s Compton , Cassyes Compton 1510 ECP, 1580Talbot , 1608, 1623FF . 'Valley farmstead', v. cumb , tūn . The estate belonged to the Cassey family from the time of Hy 7 (cf. Henry Cassye 1580Talbot 72638, v. Rudder 839).