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Hinxton

Hinxton proper noun: a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL4945).

Proper noun

Hinxton

  1. A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL4945).

Origin of Hinxton

From the Old English personal name Henġest, a byname from henġest (“stallion”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Questions about Hinxton

What does Hinxton mean?
Hinxton means a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL4945).
What part of speech is Hinxton?
Hinxton is a proper noun.

Words near Hinxton in the dictionary

  1. Hinveses
  2. Hinwick
  3. Hinxhill
  4. Hinxman
  5. Hinxmans
  6. Hinxton
  7. Hinz
  8. Hinze
  9. Hinzes
  10. Hinzman
  11. Hinzmans

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