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Roxton

Roxton proper noun: a village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL154955).

Proper noun

Roxton (countable and uncountable, plural Roxtons)

  1. A village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL154955).
  2. A township municipality in Acton Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.
  3. A city in Lamar County, Texas, United States.
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Roxton

pluralRoxtons

Origin of Roxton

Recorded as Rochesdone in the Domesday Book, the English village is named with the Old English personal name Hrōc, a byname from hrōc (“rook”), + -s- + dūn (“hill”).

Questions about Roxton

What does Roxton mean?
Roxton means a village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL154955).
What part of speech is Roxton?
Roxton is a proper noun.

Words near Roxton in the dictionary

  1. roxithromycin
  2. Roxolana
  3. Roxolani
  4. Roxon
  5. roxor
  6. Roxton
  7. Roxtons
  8. Roxy
  9. roxythromycin
  10. roy
  11. Roy Bridge

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