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Hampton Barn

Other OS name in the Parish of Portisham

Historical Forms

  • Hampton 1774 Hutch1

Etymology

, named from Hampton (a hill) 1774 Hutch1 ; this is an isolated barn at 625 ′ on Portisham Hill , so perhaps ' high down ' from hēah ( wk . obl . hēan ) and dūn .