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Great Houghton

village

Old EnglishAI-generated

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 Englishsettlement at the spur of a hill(from hōh "heel, spur of land", tun "farmstead, settlement")

Historical forms

Hohtone · Hoghton