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Houghton

/ˈhoʊtən/

Houghton proper noun: a village in Houghton and Wyton parish, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL281724). Also the ellipsis of Houghton Estate.

Proper noun

Houghton (countable and uncountable, plural Houghtons)

  1. A village in Houghton and Wyton parish, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL281724).
  2. A village in Stanwix Rural parish, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY407593).
  3. A hamlet in Sancton parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE886392).
  4. A village and civil parish in Test Valley district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU341143).
  5. A village and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF789288).
  6. A hamlet in Heddon-on-the-Wall parish, southern Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ1266).
  7. A village and civil parish in Arun district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ017411).
  8. A village in Burton community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9807).
  9. A town near Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
  10. A minor city in Lee County, Iowa.
  11. A city, the county seat of Houghton County, Michigan, on the Upper Peninsula.
  12. A township in Keweenaw County, Michigan.
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  1. A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Caneadea, Allegany County, New York.
  2. An unincorporated community in Brown County, South Dakota.
  3. A neighbourhood of the city of Kirkland, Washington.
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Also used as

Houghton is also the ellipsis of Houghton Estate.

Forms of Houghton

pluralHoughtons

Origin of Houghton

From Old English hōh (“ridge, spur”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words formed from Houghton

Questions about Houghton

What does Houghton mean?
Houghton means a village in Houghton and Wyton parish, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL281724).
What part of speech is Houghton?
Houghton is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Houghton?
Houghton is pronounced /ˈhoʊtən/.

Words near Houghton in the dictionary

  1. Houghers
  2. houghing
  3. houghs
  4. Houghtaling
  5. Houghtalings
  6. Houghton
  7. Houghton and Wyton
  8. Houghton Conquest
  9. Houghton County
  10. Houghton Regis
  11. Houghton Saint Giles

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