Uppingham
Major Settlement in the Parish of Uppingham
Historical Forms
- Yppingeham 1067 BM Wm1 Dugd
- Ippingeham 1157 WDB
- Uppingeham 1080–7 Reg 1167,1190 P 1201,1245 FF
- Huppingeham 1235 Ch
- Vppingham, Uppingham, Uppyngham 1198 Abbr 12 Peake 1200 Cur 1221,1222 MiD 1610 Speed
- Upingham 1199 FF
- Huppingham subtus Biaumund 1253 Pat
- Oppingham, Oppyngham 1254 Cl 1255 Pat 1286 Ass
- Oppingham subtus Beumunt 1255 Pat
Etymology
'The village of the Yppingas', v. yppe , upp , -inga-, hām . The folk-name *Yppingas means 'the people of the upland'. Uppingham stands on a long, high ridge beside Beaumont Chase. Hence the affix - subtus Beumunt .