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StephenG | 12:25 Wed 07th Jul 2004 | People & Places
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Why is Hampshire abbreviated to Hants and not Hamps ?
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The county's original name was 'Hantsharing'.
16:43 Wed 07th Jul 2004
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Thank you, where does Hantsharing originate
16:58 Wed 07th Jul 2004
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My apologies for the mis-spelling...it should be Hantshaving. If you click here, that will link you to a web-page about county abbreviations. Scroll down to the section headed �Notes' and look at No. 5. Where exactly the word comes from or what it means I'm none too sure. Another connection is the alternative �old' name Hamptunshire...ie the shire of the town of (South)Hampton. Compare that with Northamptonshire, abbreviated as Northants.
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