Upton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Upton
Historical Forms
- uptun 948 BCS871 c.1200
- (on) uptune, (on) Optune 972 BCS1130 c.1200
- Huppetune late12th NRSiv
- Vppetona 1174 P
- Uppeton 1175 P 1189 Ch 1332 FF 1197
- Upeton 1191 P 1227 Ch
- Upton 1179 P
- Upton juxta Castre 1294 Ass
- Upton juxta Walmesford 1312 Ass
Etymology
'Higher farm,' v. uppe , tun and Sutton supra 243.