Bampton

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY5118).

OriginOld English bēam →
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Meanings

proper nounBampton (countable and uncountable, plural Bamptons)

plural Bamptons

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY5118).
    2. countableuncountableA small town and civil parish in Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS9522).
    3. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP3103).
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English

Origin

  1. Old Englishbēam“beam, tree”
  2. EnglishBampton

From Old English bēam (“beam, tree”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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Cite this entry
APA

Bampton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bampton

MLA

“Bampton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bampton. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bampton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bampton.

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