Loughton

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/ˈlaʊtən/

proper noun

A town and civil parish in Epping Forest district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ4396).

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Meanings

proper nounLoughton (countable and uncountable, plural Loughtons)

plural Loughtons

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

Origin

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

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APA

Loughton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Loughton

MLA

“Loughton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Loughton. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Loughton,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Loughton.

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