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.

Compton

Other OS name in the Parish of Marldon

Historical Forms

  • Cumpton 1244 Ass
  • Compton juxta Cokyngton 1330 Ass

Etymology

is Cumpton 1244Ass , Compton juxta Cokyngton 1330Ass . ' Valleyfarm , ' v. cumb , tun .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement