Haughton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Haughton
Historical Forms
- Hoctun 1086 DB
- Hocton' 1192 France 1201 Dugdiv
- Hoctune 1200–3 BM
- Hottun' 1176 P
- Houtona 1176 CR
- Octon 1200–3 BM
- Hoghton 1258 Ass 1298,1321 Ipm 1305 FF
- Hoghton super Ydell 1385 IpmR
- Hoghton Idel 1387 FF
- Hogheton 1280 Ass
- Hochton 1298 Ipm
- Haugton 1316 FA
- Hawghton 1536 FF
- Houghton 1327 1330 Ass
- Houghton super Ydill 1418 FF
Etymology
This is probably a compound of hoh and tun as suggested in DEPN. There is a slight spur of land here. Haughton is on the Maun, but the tributaries of the Idle seem to have been sometimes called by the name of the main stream, v. supra 7–8.