Over Wallop
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Hampshire
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Wallop, Over
otherwise: Wallope, 1086; Wallop, 1130; Walhop, 1201; Welleope, 1204; Welhop, 1217; Wellop, 1221; Wallehop, 1227; Wollop, 1242; Wolhope, 1291
WALLOP (NETHER and OVER), two parishes/manors
This is a most difficult name. It appears to contain Old English 'hop'='constricted valley' (cf Gelling 1984: 112), and if so it is the only place name south of the Thames to contain the word in this sense. Gelling wonders if a colony of Midlanders was responsible. In some desperation Ekwall postulated a hypothetical form of 'wiellhop'='stream valley' that must date from before the time of 'i-' umlaut, ie: probably before about 550, viz. an established hypothetical compound 'weallhop' where the [j] triggering 'i-' umlaut had been lost. Gelling (loc cit) also notes that 'weall' would not be expected in Hampshire. Rather perhaps it is a name of pre-English origin. There was a correspondence in Antiquity in the 1930's, culminating in an article by Jackson (1939), associating Wallop with 'guoloppvm, id est cat guoloph' in the Welsh Annals must be hypothetical 'Wolof' and what that might mean is anybody's guess. It is not readily compatible with the medieval spellings given above, showing '-p'.
The two Wallops are distinguished from the late 13th century as 1271 'Netherwellop' and 1280 'Overwellop' from their respective positions along the Wallop Brook. 'Middle Wallop' of course lies between them. The powerful landholding Wallop family, hailing from here, is commemorated in eg FARLEIGH WALLOP and 'Wallopswood Farm' in Soberton.
Shown on an old map by Harrison 1788
- settlement, village - Thorngate Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1780s
Shown on an old map by Morden 1695
- settlement, village - Thorngate Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1690s-1720s
Shown on an old map by Blaeu 1645
- settlement, village - Thornegate Hundred - Hantshire
Shown on an old map by Speed 1611
- settlement, village - Thornegate Hundred - Hantshire
Shown on an old map by Norden 1607
- settlement, village - Thornegate Hundred - Hamshire
Period - 1590s-1600s
Shown on an old map by Saxton 1575
- settlement, village - Southamtoniae
Listed in Domesday Book
- Brocton Hundred - Hantescire
Period - 11th century
TERRA REGIS ... Ipse rex ten. alia WALLOPE . Herald tenuit ...
Listed in Domesday Book
- Brocton Hundred - Hantescire
Period - 11th century
TERRA TAINORV~ REGIS ... Quattuor Angli ten. de rege WALLOPE . pat. eo. tenuit in alodiu~ de rege E ...
Listed in Domesday Book
- Brocton Hundred - Hantescire
Period - 11th century
TERRA HVGONIS DE PORTH ... Ipse H ten. una~ hida~ in WALLOPE et Boda de eo . Edric tenuit de rege E ...
Listed in Domesday Book
- Brocton Hundred - Hantescire
Period - 11th century
TERRA HVGONIS DE PORTH ... Ipse H ten. WALLOPE ... Godric tenuit de rege E ...
Listed in Domesday Book
- Brocton Hundred - Hantscire
Period - 11th century
