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Croxton

Croxton proper noun: a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL2459).

Proper noun

Croxton (countable and uncountable, plural Croxtons)

  1. A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL2459).
  2. A hamlet in Kirmington and Croxton parish, North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA0912).
  3. A village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL8786).
  4. A hamlet in Fulmodeston parish, North Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TF9831).
  5. A village in Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7832).
  6. A neighbourhood of Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.
  7. (countable) A habitational surname.

Forms of Croxton

pluralCroxtons

Origin of Croxton

From either the Old Norse personal name Krókr or Old English crōc (“nook”) + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words formed from Croxton

Questions about Croxton

What does Croxton mean?
Croxton means a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL2459).
What part of speech is Croxton?
Croxton is a proper noun.

Words near Croxton in the dictionary

  1. Croxdale
  2. Croxdale and Hett
  3. Croxford
  4. Croxfords
  5. Croxley Green
  6. Croxton
  7. Croxton East
  8. Croxton Kerrial
  9. Croxtons
  10. croy
  11. Croyde

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