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.

Hampden Park

Early-attested site in the Parish of Willingdon

Etymology

Hampden Park is a modern district which has arisen within the last thirty years. It was a part of the Ratton estate and takes its name from the family of Lord Hampden, the owner of that manor (SAC 57, 227).

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement