Etymology

Loxton

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in North Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST3755). Full definition →

Old English tūn
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromtūn“enclosure; settlement, town”
  2. English todayLoxton

Recorded as Lochestone in the Domesday Book, the village takes its name from the Lox Yeo River + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishtūn all →

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