Loughton.
A placename:
Meaning & usage
A placename: A town and civil parish in Epping Forest district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ4396).
A placename: A village in Loughton and Great Holm parish, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8337).
A placename: A small village in Wheathill parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO6183).
A habitational surname from Old English.
Where this word comes from
From the Old English personal name Luhha + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
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