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Hampton Beech

hamlet · Shropshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Hampton Beech is a settlement named after a person. It combines the Old English 'hām' meaning homestead or village with a personal name, and 'bēce' meaning beech tree.

Word origins

Hampton
Old EnglishHomestead or village of a person(from hām "homestead, village", ?-ton "Possibly a personal name suffix")
Beech
Old Englishbeech tree(from bēce "beech tree")