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St Catherine's Church

Other OS name in the Parish of Houghton on the Hill

Historical Forms

  • Church (St Catherine) 1846,1863,1877 White
  • Church (St Catharine) 1925 Kelly
  • ecclesie de Hocton 1220 MHW
  • ecclesie de Houcton 1242 RGros
  • ecclesie de Hoghton 1339,1349,1351,1356,1402 Pat
  • ecclesie de Houghton 1346,1349 ib
  • the Church 1707 Terrier
  • Houghton Church 1707 18 ib
  • the churchyard 1606 Terrier
  • the Church-Yard 1707,1707(18),1825 ib

Etymology

, Church (St Catherine )1846, 1863, 1877 White, Church (St Catharine )1925 Kelly; it is earlierrecorded as ecclesie de Hocton 1220 MHW, ecclesie de Houcton 1242 RGros,ecclesie de Hoghton 1339, 1349, 1351, 1356, 1402Pat , ecclesie de Houghton 1346,1349ib , the Church 1707Terrier , Houghton Church 1707 (18) ib . Notealso the churchyard 1606Terrier , the Church -Yard 1707, 1707 (18),1825ib , v. churchyerd .