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.

Hempstead

Early-attested site in the Parish of Arlington

Historical Forms

  • Hamsted 1202,1220 FF
  • Hemstede 1288 Ass 1296 SR
  • Hempstede 1325 Pat

Etymology

Hempstead is Hamsted 1202, 1220 FF, Hemstede 1288Ass , 1296 SR (p), Hempstede 1325 Pat. v. hamstede .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement