Empingham
Major Settlement in the Parish of Empingham
Historical Forms
- Epingeham 1086 DB a.1118 RegAnt
- Empingeham 1106–10,1146 RegAnt 1167,1168 P 1259 Ipm
- Hempingeham 1106–10 RegAnt
- Empingham, Empyngham 1140 Reg 1243 FF 1610 Speed
- Hempingham 1185 Templar
- Impingeham 1210 FF
- Impyngham 1286 Ass
Etymology
'The village of Empa's people', v. -inga-, hām . The OE pers.n. Empa may be a by-name related to OE ampre 'dock, sorrel', Du amper 'bitter, sour', v. PN -ing 147.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- the Belt
- Bullock Spinney
- Bunker's Hill
- Chapel Field Spinney
- Chapel Hill
- Chapel Spinney
- Church Bridge
- Church Fm
- the City
- Clipsham Ford Spinney
- Cocked Hat Spinney
- Cow Croft Spinney
- Deb Dale
- Glebe Fm
- Hot Hollow Fm
- Lings Spinney
- Little Oaks, Little Oaks Lodge
- Losecoat Field
- Middle Lodge
- Mill Close Spinney
- Mill Fm
- Morris's Spinney
- Mowmires, Mowmires Spinney
- New Wood
- New Wood Lodge
- the Nook
- Nook Fm
- Nook Lane
- Old Wood Lodge
- Stone Pit Spinney
- Warren Spinney
- Wisteria Ho
- Beckworth Spinney
- Crocket Lane
- Dovecot
- Highfields
- Lee Spinney
- Old Wood
- Prebendal Ho
- the Vicarage
- the Wilderness
- Audit Hall Road
- Black Horse P.H.
- Cross Roads Fm
- Empingham Church
- Gunnel Lane
- Hall Close
- Hibbits Lodge
- Highfield Close
- Horn Mill Spinney
- North Brook
- Park Ho
- Tithe Barn
- White Horse P.H.
- the Avenue
- Bloody Oaks
- the Crown P.H.
- Empingham Mill
- High Moor
- Normanton Cottages
- Olive Branch P.H.
- Sykes Spinney
- the Washdyke