Baxenden

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village in Hyndburn district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD774265).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Baxenden Baxendens Baxendale

Etymology

From Old English bæcstān (“baking stone”) + denu (“valley”).

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