Roughton

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2464).

OriginOld Norse rugr ← Old English rūh →
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Meanings

proper nounRoughton (countable and uncountable, plural Roughtons)

plural Roughtons

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2464).
    2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2137).
    3. countableuncountableA hamlet in Worfield parish, south Shropshire, England, east of Bridgnorth (OS grid ref SO7594).
  2. countableA habitational surname.

Origin

  1. Old Englishrūh“rough”
  2. Old Norserugr“rye”
  3. EnglishRoughton

From either Old Norse rugr (“rye”) or Old English rūh (“rough”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”); compare the doublet Rowton.

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APA

Roughton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Roughton

MLA

“Roughton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Roughton. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Roughton,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Roughton.

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