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.

Hampton Court

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hampton

Historical Forms

  • Hampton Courte 1476 Pat

Etymology

Hampton Court is Hampton Courte 1476 Pat. The name was evidently given to the earlier manor house before the building of Wolsey's palace there.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement