English Explanatory Dictionary

Bampton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY5118).
  3. A small town and civil parish in Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS9522).
  4. A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP3103).
  5. A habitational surname from Old English

Word forms

Bampton Bamptons

Etymology

From Old English bēam (“beam, tree”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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