Hampton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Hampton
Historical Forms
- Hamntone 1086 DB
- Hantune c.1130,1163 OxfordCh
- Hantona 1165,1184 P
- Hamton 1202 Cur 1223 Pat 1230 Cl 1235,1294 Ass
- Hampton 1237 Cl
- Hampton juxta Kyngeston 1293 FF
- Hampton on Thames 1343 Pat
Etymology
'Farm in the hamm,' v. tun . hamm must here have reference to the great bend in the river. Kingston lies just on the other side of the river.