Hoghton Bottoms
hamlet · Lancashire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Hoghton Bottoms likely refers to the lower part ('bottoms') of a settlement named Hoghton. Hoghton itself is probably named after a person called Hogga and 'tun' (settlement).
Word origins
- Hoghton
- Old EnglishAttestedHogga's settlement(from Hogga "a personal name", tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village, manor")
- Bottoms
- Old EnglishAttestedlower part(from botm "bottom, lowest part")