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.

Popham

Other OS name in the Parish of North Molton

Historical Forms

  • Poppeton 1330 SR
  • Popton 1607 FF 1776 Recov

Etymology

is Poppeton 1330SR (p), Popton 1607FF , 1776Recov . ' Poppa 's farm , ' v. tun . For the change of second element , cf. Clapham infra 498 .