Loughton

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Loughton

/ˈlaʊtən/

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

proper noun Loughtons

countable, uncountable A town and civil parish in Epping Forest district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ4396).
countable, uncountable A village in Loughton and Great Holm parish, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8337).
countable, uncountable A small village in Wheathill parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO6183).
countable A habitational surname from Old English.

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@misc{loughton_2026,
  title = {Loughton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/loughton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}