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.

Bapton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Fisherton de la Mere

Historical Forms

  • Babinton 1221 FF 1242 Fees
  • Babynton 1249,1289 Ass
  • Babington 1249 1316 FA
  • Babyngton 1312 Ipm
  • Babeton 1276 Ass
  • SR, Babbeton 1413 BM
  • Babton 1455 MinAcct 1502 Ipm
  • Bapton 1526 Ct 1600 FF

Etymology

'Babba 's farm,' v. ingtun . This may well be the same man who gave name to Baverstock infra 212, about six miles away across the down.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement