wɪðˌɪn ðə ɹˈɛkɚdz ʌvðə hˈʌndɹɪd ʌv tʃˈæɾəm ænd ɡˈɪlɪŋˌæm, ɐ hˈæmlɪt ðˈɛn nˈoʊn æz "hˈɛmstᵻd" dᵻnˈoʊɾᵻd ɐ fjˈuː hˈaʊzᵻz ɐlˈɔŋ ðə stˈɪlɛkstˈænt hˈɛmpstɛd ɹˈoʊd.
Within the records of the Hundred of Chatham & Gillingham, a hamlet then known as "Hemsted" denoted a few houses along the still-extant Hempstead Road.