Hoptonheath
hamlet · Shropshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable3 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name combines 'Hopton' (farmstead of Hōpa or on hop land) with 'heath', referring to an area of open, uncultivated land. It means 'the heath at Hopton'.
Word origins
- Hopton
- Old EnglishAttestedFarmstead of Hōpa or on hop land.(from Hōpa "personal name", tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")
- heath
- Old EnglishAn area of open, uncultivated land.(from hæþ "heath")
Historical forms
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