Bathampton
village · Bath and North East Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This village name means 'the farmstead by Bath'. It combines the Old English 'hām' (homestead) with 'tūn' (farmstead), referring to a settlement near the Roman city of Bath.
Word origins
- Bath
- Latincity name(from Aquae Sulis "waters of Sulis")
- ampton
- Old EnglishAttestedhomestead(from hām "homestead", tūn "farmstead, village")
Historical forms
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