hamlet; small village
A small settlement or cluster of houses, typically in a rural area. This is a literary or somewhat formal term; in everyday speech, 集落 (しゅうらく) or 村 (むら) are more common.
That hamlet had only about ten houses.
Compound of 邑 (ゆう, 'village' or 'hamlet') and 落 (らく, 'settlement' or 'cluster'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination directly conveys the meaning of a small rural settlement.