Great and Little Hampton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Great and Little Hampton
Historical Forms
- Hamtona 709 BCS125 c.1200
- Heantun 780 BCS235 11th
- Hantun 714 BCS130 16th DB 1086
- Heamtun 988 KCD662 c.1200
- Hamtun 988 KCD662 c.1200
- Hamton c.1086 EveA&B 1190 SR 1275
- Hampton 1327 SR
Etymology
OE (æt þæm ) hēan tūne , 'high farm,' the village rises up from the stream and is definitely higher than the corresponding part of Evesham on the opposite bank.
Places in the same Parish
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