Английская Википедия:Hampton (place name)
The place name Hampton is of Old English origin and is common in England, particularly in the South of England and Central England. It can exist as a name in its own right or as a prefix or suffix. The name suggests a farm settlement, especially one where pastoral farmers keep livestock on flood-meadow pastures.
The name was exported around the world both as a place-name and as a surname, especially to those countries where the English language is an official language. Examples of place-names include:
Etymology
Шаблон:Wiktionary The English toponymist P. H. Reaney has suggested that the name element Hampton may derive from:
- Old English hām + tūn – "village with a home farm".Шаблон:EfnШаблон:EfnШаблон:Efn
- Old English hamm + tūn – "village with a flood-meadow or pasture".Шаблон:EfnШаблон:EfnШаблон:Efn
The English toponymist Victor Watts has suggested the following possibilities:
- Old English hēah + tūn – "high settlement"Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Efn
- Old English hamm + tūn:Шаблон:Sfn
- "settlement or estate in a river bend".
- "settlement or estate between rivers".
- Old English hām + tūn – "home farm".Шаблон:Sfn
Examples (home farm)
Examples of Old English hām and tūn – "village with a home farm":
| Place name | Location | OS Grid[1] | Historic landowner | Home farm | Listed | River name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton Gay | Oxfordshire | SP4816[2] | Robert de Gay | Manor Farm | Grade II[3] | River CherwellШаблон:Efn |
| Hampton Poyle | Oxfordshire | SP5015[4] | Walter de la PoyleШаблон:Efn | Manor FarmШаблон:EfnШаблон:Efn | River CherwellШаблон:Efn | |
| Hampton Lovett | Worcestershire | SO8865[5] | Lovet familyШаблон:Efn | Hampton FarmШаблон:Efn | Grade II[6] | Elmbridge Brook |
Examples (meadow)
Examples of Old English hamm and tūn – "village with a flood-meadow or pasture":
| Place name | Location | OS Grid[1] | Derivation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton | Richmond upon Thames | TQ1370[7] | River ThamesШаблон:EfnШаблон:Efn |
| Hampton Lucy | Warwickshire | SP2557[8] | River AvonШаблон:EfnШаблон:Efn |
Examples (high settlement)
Examples of Old English hēah and tūn – "high settlement":
| Place name | Location | OS Grid[1] | Derivation | River name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton | Evesham, Worcestershire | SP0243[9] | High groundШаблон:Efn | River Isbourne – River AvonШаблон:Efn |
| Hampton in Arden | Solihull, West Midlands | SP2081[10] | High groundШаблон:Efn | River BlytheШаблон:Efn |
Examples in England
Hampton
- Hampton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
- Hampton, Cheshire
- Hampton, Herne Bay, Kent
- Hampton, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
- Hampton-on-the-Hill, Warwickshire
- Hampton in Arden, Solihull, West Midlands
- Hampton, Worcestershire
Hampton (prefix)
Examples of Hampton followed by a name, usually of a landowner:
- Hampton Gay, Oxfordshire
- Hampton Poyle, Oxfordshire
- Hampton Loade, Shropshire
- Hampton Lucy, Warwickshire
- Hampton Lovett, Worcestershire
Hampton (suffix)
- Littlehampton, West Sussex
- Northampton, Northamptonshire
- Southampton, Hampshire
- Sevenhampton, Gloucestershire
- Sevenhampton, Wiltshire
- Wolverhampton, West Midlands
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