Higher Compton
suburban area · City of Plymouth
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Higher Compton refers to the upper part of Compton. The name 'Compton' is of Old English origin, meaning 'settlement on the hill' or 'farmstead in the valley'.
Word origins
- Higher
- Old EnglishAttestedhigher(from hēah "high")
- Compton
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement on a hill(from cumb "valley", tun "settlement, farmstead")