Houghton Bank
hamlet · Darlington
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name combines 'Houghton', meaning 'settlement on a projecting piece of land', with 'bank'. It refers to a settlement located on a bank or slope.
Word origins
- Houghton
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement on a projecting piece of land(from hōh "heel, projecting piece of land", tūn "farmstead, settlement")
- Bank
- Old Englishbank, slope(from banc "bank, slope")