Ompton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Ompton
Historical Forms
- Almuntone, Almentune 1086 DB
- Elmetona 1156 Holtzmann
- Elmeton 1203 FF
- Almeton' 1181 P 1245 FF 1280 Ass t.Hy8 MinAcct
- Almetune c.1190 Dane
- Owmton 1556 Wills
- Ampton 1562 1638 CoRec
- Aumpton 1654 FF
- Ompton 1699 Recov
- Ompton al. Olmton 1733 ib
Etymology
'Ealhmund ('s) farm,' v. tun , with the same absence of any genitival or connecting element as in Egmanton supra 50.