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.
Survey of English place-names
Home
Search
Browse
About
Home
/
Browse
/
Sussex
/
Rape of Chichester
/
Box and Stockbridge Hundred
/
Westhampnett
/
Westhampnett
Westhampnett
Major Settlement in the Parish of Westhampnett
Historical Forms
Hentone
1086
DB
Hamptoneta
c.1187
Box
Westhamton'
c.1200
Box
Westhamptonette
1279
Ass
Etymology
v.
East Hampnett
supra
67.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Maudlin
Molecomb
Oldplace Fm
Valdoe
Westerton
Woodcote