Compton Bassett
Major Settlement in the Parish of Compton Bassett
Historical Forms
- Contone 1086 DB
- Comtona 1182 BM
- Cumptone Basset 1228 SarumCh 1272 Ipm
- Cumptone juxta Calne 1282 Ass
- Compton juxta Calne 1334 Ass 1403 FF
Etymology
'Farm in the combe or valley,' v. cumb , tun . Fulke Basset held the manor in 1242 (Fees).