The story
- Old English · derived frombūgan“to bend, bow”
- English todayBuxton
Two main origins: * The town in Derbyshire derives from Old English būgan (“to bend, bow”) + stān (“stone”). * The village in Norfolk derives from an unattested Old English personal name *Bucc + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishbūgan all →
bow
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.