English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Luton Hoo

Early-attested site in the Parish of Luton

Historical Forms

  • le Hoo 1276 Ass
  • Hoo in Luton 1480 Ipm
  • Luton How 1782 Coll

Etymology

v. hoh . Luton Hoo stands on a hill running down toward the Lea.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement