Stony Houghton
Early-attested site in the Parish of Pleasley
Historical Forms
- Holtune 1086 DB
- Hocton' c.1275 Darley c.1300 Derby
- Hochton 1280 HarlCh 1310 LansdCh 1315 Derbyshire
- Hohton c.1280 Derby
- Hoght(h)on(e) juxta Glappewell 1289 FF 1330 Ass
- Hoght(h)on(e) by Pleseleye 1351 Pat 1415 Derbyshire
- Hoght(h)on(e) in Skarsdall 1535 Val
- Houghton 1535 1560 Pat
Etymology
Stony Houghton, Holtune 1086 DB, Hocton 'c. 1275 Darley, c. 1300Derby , Hochton 1280HarlCh , 1310LansdCh , 1315Derbyshire , Hohton c. 1280Derby , Hoght (h )on (e ) juxta Glappewell 1289 FF, 1330Ass , Hoght (h )on (e ) by Pleseleye 1351 Pat, 1415Derbyshire , Hoght (h )on (e ) in Skarsdall 1535 Val, Houghton 1535 ib, 1560 Pat. 'Farm on a hill-spur', v. hōh , tūn . It is Stony from the nature of the ground (v. stānig ). For the DB form cf. Holton le Clay L.