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.

Oakhampton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Astley

Historical Forms

Okhamton, Ockhampton 1275 SR 1657 FF

Etymology

'hamtunby the oak.' The vowel has been lengthened in modern times under the influence of the independent word.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement

Astley