Ditchampton
suburban area · Wiltshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Ditchampton is likely an Old English name, meaning 'the farmstead or village by the ditch'. It combines 'dic' (ditch) with 'tūn' (farmstead, village).
Word origins
- dic
- Old EnglishAttestedditch(from dic "ditch")
- tūn
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead, village(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")