Houghton Conquest
Major Settlement in the Parish of Houghton Conquest
Historical Forms
- (H)oustone 1086 DB
- Octona John Ch 1227
- Hocton 1202 Ass 1224 FF 1247 Ass
- Hoghton 1220 LS 1297
- Hohton 1227 Ass
- Houton 1242 Fees868 1274 Cl 1276 Ass
- Houcton 1247 Ass
- Houghton 1287 Ass
- Houghton Conquest 1316 FA
- Horton 1675 Ogilby
Etymology
v. hoh , tun . 'Farm on the spur of land.' The Conquest family are first associated with it in 1223 (FF).