Etymology

Uxbridge

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Today it means: A town in the borough of Hillingdon, on the western edge of Greater London, England, historically in Middlesex (OS grid ref TQ0584). Full definition →

Old English bryċġ
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited frombryċġ“bridge”
  2. English todayUxbridge

From Wixan + Old English bryċġ (“bridge”), meaning, "the bridge leading to the Wixan", a Saxon tribe which settled near the Lincolnshire fens.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishbryċġ all →

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