Roughton
village · Lincolnshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Roughton is of Old English origin, likely meaning 'rough farmstead' or 'rough settlement'.
Word origins
- Rough
- Old Englishcoarse, uncultivated(from rūh "coarse, uncultivated")
- ton
- Old Englishfarmstead, settlement(from tūn "farmstead, settlement")
Historical forms
Rughton · Rughtune