Great Houghton
village · West Northamptonshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Great Houghton is named from Old English 'hōh tun', meaning 'settlement at the spur of a hill'. The 'Great' prefix distinguishes it from Little Houghton.
Word origins
- Great
- Old Englishlarge, big
- Houghton
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement at the spur of a hill(from hōh "heel, spur of land", tun "farmstead, settlement")
Historical forms
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