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.

Dunhampton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ombersley

Historical Forms

  • Dunhampton 1222 FF 1275 Ass
  • Dunhamton 1275,1327 SR
  • Dudhampton 1582 Wills

Etymology

'The hamtun by the hill.'