Lamport
Major Settlement in the Parish of Lamport
Historical Forms
- Langeport 1086 DB 1428 FA
- Langepord 1203 FF
- Langeporth 1226 WellsR
- Lamp(p)erd 1553 Renton
- Langport al. Lamport 1559 FF
Etymology
'The long town,' v. lang , port . Cf. Lamport (PN Bk 48), Langport (So), a lost Lamport in Eastbourne (PN Sx 430), and possibly Landport (ib. 320). This 'town' has long since lost its importance, like most of the other ports . Bridges (ii, 110) notes “The Saxon word Port not always implying the Latin Portus an haven or sea-port but often simply a village or town.”