English Explanatory Dictionary

Buxton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A town in High Peak district, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SK059735).
  3. A village in Buxton with Lamas parish, Broadland district, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref TG2322).
  4. A town in the Shire of Murrindindi, Victoria, Australia.
  5. A village in Wollondilly Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
  6. An unincorporated community in Wilson County, Kansas, United States.
  7. A town in York County, Maine, United States.
  8. An unincorporated community in Panola County, Mississippi, United States.
  9. A census-designated place in Dare County, North Carolina, United States.
  10. A city in Traill County, North Dakota, United States.
  11. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States.
  12. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Buxton Buxtons Buckstone

Etymology

Two main origins: * The town in Derbyshire derives from Old English būgan (“to bend, bow”) + stān (“stone”). * The village in Norfolk derives from an unattested Old English personal name *Bucc + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Derived words

Buxton with Lamas Higher Buxton West Buxton
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