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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.

Houghlands Ho

Early-attested site in the Parish of Prior's Heys

Historical Forms

  • Houghlands Ho 1708 Sheaf
  • Houghland ib

Etymology

Houghlands Ho (lost), Houghlands Ho 1708 Sheaf, the home of John Houghland ib, cf. The Houghlands 1692BW , v. hōh , land .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement