Hampton Lovett

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Hampton Lovett
Village
Hampton Lovett village hall - geograph.org.uk - 227966.jpg
Village hall
Hampton Lovett
Interactive map of Hampton Lovett
Coordinates: 52°17′17″N2°10′01″W / 52.288°N 2.167°W / 52.288; -2.167
Country England
County Worcestershire
shire_district Wychavon
Time zone UTC

Hampton Lovett is a village and civil parish in the Wychavon district of the county of Worcestershire, England. It is just north of Droitwich.

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Romanesque (ie. Norman) door of the church, sketched in the nineteenth century Lines family sketchbook - Disc1 033 - Church of St Mary & All Saints, Hampton Lovett.jpg
Romanesque (ie. Norman) door of the church, sketched in the nineteenth century

The church of St. Mary and All Saints is noted for its Norman features. English Heritage lists the church as a Grade I listed building. [1]

The name Hampton derives from the Old English hāmtūn meaning 'home farm'. The affix Lovett derives from the Lovet family who held land in the village in the 13th century. [2]

People

People from Hampton Lovett include:

Burials

Burials at Hampton Lovett include:

References

  1. "Rediscovering the Lines Family - Exhibition catalogue" (PDF). Royal Birmingham Society of Artists. 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  2. "Hampton Lovett". Key to English Place-Names. The Institute for Name-Studies. Retrieved 6 November 2025.