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.

Uppington

Early-attested site in the Parish of Stapleford

Historical Forms

  • Uphampton juxta Stapulford 1407 FF
  • Uppington 1411 BM 1477 IpmR
  • Uphampton 1599 FF

Etymology

Uppington is Uphampton juxta Stapulford 1407FF , Uppington 1411 BM, 1477 IpmR, Uphampton 1599FF . 'Upper hamtun.'

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement