Laughton

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Laughton

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From Old English lēac (“leek”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

proper noun Laughtons

  1. countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ501131).
  2. countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP660891).
  3. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Aslackby and Laughton parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF081073).
  4. countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK849972).
  5. countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

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"Laughton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/laughton. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{laughton_2026,
  title = {Laughton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/laughton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}