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Claxton

Claxton proper noun: a civil parish in Hartlepool borough, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4728).

Proper noun

Claxton (countable and uncountable, plural Claxtons)

  1. A civil parish in Hartlepool borough, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4728).
  2. A village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM3403).
  3. A village and civil parish (served by Claxton and Sand Hutton Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE6960).
  4. A city, the county seat of Evans County, Georgia, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Kentucky, United States.
  6. An unincorporated community in Anderson County, Tennessee, United States.
  7. An unincorporated community in McMinn County, Tennessee, United States.
  8. (countable) A habitational surname.

Forms of Claxton

pluralClaxtons

Origin of Claxton

From either the Old Norse personal name Klakkr or Old English clacc (“hill, peak”) + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Questions about Claxton

What does Claxton mean?
Claxton means a civil parish in Hartlepool borough, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4728).
What part of speech is Claxton?
Claxton is a proper noun.

Words near Claxton in the dictionary

  1. Claxby
  2. claxon
  3. claxoned
  4. claxoning
  5. claxons
  6. Claxton
  7. Claxtons
  8. clay
  9. Clay Banks
  10. clay cake
  11. Clay Center

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