English Explanatory Dictionary

Loughton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A town and civil parish in Epping Forest district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ4396).
  3. A village in Loughton and Great Holm parish, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8337).
  4. A small village in Wheathill parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO6183).
  5. A habitational surname from Old English.

Pronunciation

/ˈlaʊtən/

Word forms

Loughton Loughtons

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Luhha + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Derived words

Loughton and Great Holm
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