Houghton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Houghton
Historical Forms
- Hohtun 683 BCS 14th
- Hocton 957 BCS997 14th Ch c.1230 Ass 1271
- Hotton(e) t.Hy1 LibB 14th RBE 1210–12
- Hout(t)on 1263 FF 1273 Ipm
- Hogton 1271,1279 Ass
- Hozton 1296 SR
- Hoghton 1327,1332 SR 1428 FA
Etymology
v. hoh , tun . The village stands on a spur of land projecting into the Arun valley.