Any of several places in England, derived from Saxon words meaning farm by the bend of a river, including: • A hamlet in Shute parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SY2696). • A suburb in the borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, originally in Middlesex (OS grid ref TQ1369). • A western coastal suburb of Herne Bay, Canterbury district, Kent (OS grid ref TR1568). • A hamlet on the west bank of the Severn in Chelmarsh parish, Shropshire, opposite Hampton Loade (OS grid ref SO7486). • A hamlet in Highworth parish, Swindon borough, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU1892). • A western suburb of Evesham, Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SP0243). • A number of places in the United States: • A small city, the county seat of Calhoun County, Arkansas. • A town in Windham County, Connecticut. • A minor city in Bradford County, Florida. • A city in Henry County, Georgia. • A village in Rock Island County, Illinois. • A city, the county seat of Franklin County, Iowa. • A ghost town in Rush County, Kansas. • An unincorporated community in Livingston County, Kentucky. • A census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland. • A township and minor city therein, in Dakota County, Minnesota. • A former hamlet in Platte County, Missouri. • A village in Hamilton County, Nebraska. • A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. • A borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. • An area of multiple towns on the south fork of Long Island, New York, known as The Hamptons. • A town in Washington County, New York. • A census-designated place in Reading Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. • A town, the county seat of Hampton County, South Carolina. Named after Wade Hampton III. • A census-designated place in Carter County, Tennessee. • An independent city in south-east Virginia. • An unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia. • A number of other townships, listed under Hampton Township. • Places in Canada: • A civil parish of Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada. • A town in Kings County, New Brunswick. • A community in Nova Scotia. • A community in Prince Edward Island. • Places in Australia: • A locality in the Lithgow council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. • A town in Queensland. • A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Bayside, Victoria, Australia • An English habitational surname from Old English from the placenames. • A male given name transferred from the surname.