▁by ▁any ▁later ▁scholar . ▁ ▁G elling , ▁in ▁her ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁work ▁Sign posts ▁to ▁the ▁past ▁( pages ▁ 7 7 – 7 8 ), ▁included ▁Camp sey ▁in ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁names ▁including ▁the ▁Old ▁English ▁word ▁camp , ▁meaning ▁` field ' ▁but ▁of ▁Latin ▁deriv ation ▁and ▁so ▁probably ▁associated ▁with ▁earlier ▁Roman ▁settlement . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁et ym ology ▁in ▁the ▁current ▁standard ▁place - name ▁diction aries . ▁ ▁But ▁there ▁is ▁still ▁doubt , ▁because ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁obvious ▁island ▁for ▁the ▁ ē g ▁element ▁to ▁refer ▁to . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁possible ▁that ▁the ▁second ▁element ▁is ▁not ▁ ē g ▁at ▁all , ▁but ▁that ▁the ▁name ▁is ▁camp - es ce , ▁where ▁* es ce ▁is ▁a ▁collect ive ▁n oun ▁for ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁ash ▁trees . ▁ ▁Histor ically , ▁Camp sey ▁is ▁the ▁more ▁correct ▁sp elling ▁( des p ite ▁the ▁doub ts ▁over ▁et ym ology ) ▁and ▁was ▁used ▁on ▁all ▁Or dn ance ▁Survey ▁maps ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁The ▁sp elling ▁Camp se a ▁perhaps ▁origin ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁when ▁James ▁Low ther ▁was ▁created ▁Vis count ▁U ll sw ater ▁of ▁Camp se a ▁As he , ▁where ▁the ▁sp elling ▁Camp se a ▁was ▁felt ▁to ▁be ▁more ▁arch a ic ▁and ▁therefore ▁appropriate ▁to ▁a ▁her ald ic ▁name . ▁ ▁Orig ins