Etymology

Baxenden

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Today it means: A village in Hyndburn district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD774265). Full definition →

Old English bæcstān
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The story

  1. Old English · derived frombæcstān“baking stone”
  2. English todayBaxenden

From Old English bæcstān (“baking stone”) + denu (“valley”).

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