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.

Hampstead Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Eye and Dunsden

Historical Forms

  • Hampstede 1368 AD
  • Hamstedes c.1605 Survey
  • Hemstead Fm 1761 Rocque
  • Hemsted Fm 1797 Davis

Etymology

Hampstead Fm is Hampstede 1368 AD (p), Hamstedes c. 1605Survey , Hemstead Fm 1761 Rocque, Hemsted Fm 1797 Davis. v. hāmstede .