Little Compton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Little Compton
Historical Forms
- Contone parva 1086 DB
- Cumpthone t.Hy3 Monast
- Parva Compton 1301 Wigorn
- Compton in Floribus 1535 VE
Etymology
'Valley farm,' cf. Compton supra 269. Little to distinguish probably from Long Compton near by. In Floribus , i.e. 'among the flowers', perhaps has reference to the sheltered position of the village. Cf. Weston in the Thistles infra 300.