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.

Hampton

Other OS name in the Parish of Shute

Historical Forms

  • Hampton 1244 Ass
  • Heaunton 1277 Ass
  • Hampton, Hehampton 1481 Pat

Etymology

is Hampton 1244Ass (p),Heaunton 1277Ass (p), Hampton , Hehampton 1481 Pat . ' Highfarm , ' v. heah , tun .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement