Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Lastone 1086 DB

• Lathona 1193–9 RegAlbii,39b

• Laghton(a) 13 RegAlbii,39 c.1201 YChvi 1224 ClR 1279–81 QW 1379 PT 1512 FF

• Laghton in Morthing, Laghton in Morthyng 1276 RH 1291 Tax 1303 Pat 1316 Vill 1328 Banco 1428 FA

• Lacton(a) 1208–13 Fees 1228 Cl 1250 Ch 14 Roche

• Lacton in Mor theng 14 Roche

• Latton in Morthing 1230 FF

• Lauton' 1244 Fees

• Laython in Morthyng 1285 KI

• Lachton in Morthing 1287 Ebor 14 Roche

• Laughton 1546 YChant

• Laughton in le Morthinge 1574,1621 FF 1657 WillS

• Laughton in the Mornynge 1590 FF

• Laighton in le Morthynge 1555 FF

• Loughton in the Morthinge 1655 WillS

• Lawton le Morthen 1761 PRFrick

Etymology

'Herb garden', v. lēac-tūn. This common p.n. appears as Laughton and Leighton (as do the spellings of Laughton en le Morthen); cf. Phonol. § 20. On the affix, v. le , and Morthing 168infra ; cf. Brampton en le Morthen 162infra .