Hampton

Meaning

1. A western coastal suburb of Herne Bay, Canterbury district, Kent (OS grid ref TR1568).
2. Any of several places in England, derived from Saxon words meaning farm by the bend of a river, including:
3. A western suburb of Evesham, Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SP0243).
4. A hamlet on the west bank of the Severn in Chelmarsh parish, Shropshire, opposite Hampton Loade (OS grid ref SO7486).
5. A suburb in the borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, originally in Middlesex (OS grid ref TQ1369).
6. A number of places in the United States:
7. A hamlet in Highworth parish, Swindon borough, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU1892).
8. A hamlet in Shute parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SY2696).

Etymology / origin

Variously from: * Old English Hāmtūn, from hām and tūn (equivalent to home + town); * Old English hēantūn, from hēah and tūn (equivalent to high + town). The town in New Brunswick may have been named after one of several towns in New England. The civil parish is named after the town.

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