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Survey of English Place-Names

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Houghton Chapel

Other OS name in the Parish of Gisburn

Historical Forms

  • Huton 1586 WillY
  • Hocton 1642,1643 PRGis
  • Tosside Chappell 1652 PRGis
  • Chapell 1780 ib

Etymology

, 1817 M , Huton 1586 WillY, Hocton 1642, 1643 PRGis, 'hill farm', v. hōh, tūn; the chapel was calledTosside Chappell 1652 PRGis, Chapell 1780 ib .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site