East Hampnett
Early-attested site in the Parish of Boxgrove
Historical Forms
- terram heantunensem 680 BCS 10th
- Antone 1086 DB
- Esthamconecte (sic) 1272 RH
- Esthamton 1288 Ass
- Esthampton 1332 SR
- Esthamton al. Esthamptonette 1347 Ipm
Etymology
'(At) the high tun,' v. heah . The reason for the epithet is not certain, but both the Hampnetts lie just above the 50 ft. contour, where the land begins to rise up to the downs from the dead level of the coastal districts. For the diminutive French et -suffix, v. IPN 94 and cf. Hampnett (Gl). Such a form was to be expected in the neighbourhood of Halnaker, cf. supra 67.