Hampton Lucy
Major Settlement in the Parish of Hampton Lucy
Historical Forms
- Homtune 781 BCS239 11th
- Hantone 1086 DB 11th Heming
- Hamtone 1251 Fees
- Hampton Episcopi 1270 Wigorn 1535 VE
- Hampton super Avene 1290 Wigorn
- Bisshopeshampton 1315 Ass
- Busshopeshampton 1492 PCC 1552 Pat
- Bushopps Hampton al. Hampton Lucy 1606 Recov
- Hampton super Avon 1656 Dugdale
Etymology
The earliest form suggests that the first element in this name is hamm not ham . If so, we have an example of hamm , as in Ham (PN Sr 57), denoting a river-bend, as the village lies within a large bend of the Avon, v. tun . The Bishops of Worcester held the manor till 1556 when it came into the possession of the Lucys (Dugdale 510)