hˈæfweɪ hˈaʊzᵻz tˈʊk ɪts nˈeɪm fɹʌmðə hˈæfweɪ hˈaʊs, ɐn ˈɪn ɔnðə ɹˈoʊd tə lˈʌndən fɹʌm ˈoʊld pˈoːɹtsməθ.
Halfway Houses took its name from the Halfway House, an inn on the road to London from Old Portsmouth.