Word preceding a raptor in a British place name (8)

I believe the answer is:

leighton

(Other definitions for leighton that I've seen before include "Lord --, -- Buzzard" , "Bedfordshire town -- hunt grizzled boa (anag)" , "- - Buzzard, town in Bedfordshire" , "- - Buzzard, Beds town" , "Sir Frederic --, English artist" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.

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