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Oxton

Oxton proper noun: a western suburb of Birkenhead, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3087).

oxton: a western suburb of Birkenhead, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref...
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Proper noun

Oxton

  1. A western suburb of Birkenhead, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3087).
  2. A hamlet and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, east of Tadcaster, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE5043).
  3. A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6251).
  4. A village in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, historically in Berwickshire (OS grid ref NT4953).

Questions about Oxton

What does Oxton mean?
Oxton means a western suburb of Birkenhead, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3087).
What part of speech is Oxton?
Oxton is a proper noun.

Words near Oxton in the dictionary

  1. oxtercogging
  2. oxtercogs
  3. oxtered
  4. oxtering
  5. oxters
  6. Oxton
  7. oxtongue
  8. oxtongue spear
  9. oxtongues
  10. oxtriphylline
  11. Oxus

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