Woodhoughton
Early-attested site in the Parish of Brampton
Historical Forms
- Wodehouton 1219 For
- Brampton cum Wodehoghton 1286 Ass
Etymology
In each case the place is associated with Brampton, and as Houghton is the other side of Huntingdon the reference can hardly be to that place. Probably this 'Wood Houghton' (v. hoh , tun ) was so called to distinguish it from the other Houghton down by the Ouse.