▁north ▁of ▁Fen ny ▁Str at ford . ▁ ▁Sim pson ▁is ▁now ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁civil ▁parish ▁of ▁Sim pson ▁and ▁Ash land , ▁which ▁also ▁includes ▁Ash land ▁and ▁West ▁Ash land . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁name ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁Old ▁English , ▁and ▁means ▁' S ig ew ine ' s ▁farm '. ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁Dom es day ▁Book ▁of ▁ 1 0 8 6 ▁as ▁Si win estone . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁parish ▁of ▁this ▁name ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁( although ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁ham let ▁called ▁Sim pson ▁in ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁N ol ton ▁and ▁Ro che ▁in ▁Wales ). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁the ▁village ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁" in ▁appearance , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁w retch ed ▁of ▁many ▁miser able ▁villages ▁in ▁the ▁county ". ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁She ah an , ▁until ▁about ▁ 1 8 3 0 ▁" d uring ▁the ▁winter time , ▁the ▁main ▁road ▁[ Lond on N orth am pton ] ▁was ▁generally ▁imp ass able , ▁without ▁w ading ▁through ▁water ▁three ▁feet ▁deep , ▁for ▁a ▁distance ▁of ▁about ▁ 2 0 0 ▁yards "; ▁he ▁goes ▁on ▁to ▁state ▁that ▁" ch ief ly ▁through ▁the ▁ex ert ions ▁of ▁ ▁Mr . ▁C . ▁Warren , ▁the ▁road ▁has ▁been ▁raised ▁by ▁ 3 ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁feet ". ▁ ▁Charles ▁Warren ▁was ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁Sim pson ▁House