Shorthampton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Shorthampton or Chilson
Historical Forms
- Scorhamton 1227 FF
- Sorthampton 1232 Cl
- Sortham(p)ton' 1242–3 Fees
- Schormanton 1246–7 Ass
- Scorthamptone 1262 FF
- Scorthampton' 1268 Ass
- Scorthampton 1278–9 RH
- Shorthamtone 1291 Eynsh
- Shorthampton 1301 Cl
- Schorthamton 1293 Ch 1320 Eynsh
Etymology
'Short hāmtūn.'