Bloxham

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP4235).

UncommonScrabble 21

Meanings

proper nounBloxham (countable and uncountable, plural Bloxhams)

plural Bloxhams · alternative Bloxam · alternative Bloxom

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP4235).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From an unrecorded Old English byname *Blocc + -s- + hām (“manor, estate”).

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APA

Bloxham. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bloxham

MLA

“Bloxham.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bloxham. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bloxham,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bloxham.

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