Broxton

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proper noun

A village and civil parish (served by Broxton and District Parish Council) in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4854).

OriginOld English burgæsn →
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Meanings

proper nounBroxton (countable and uncountable, plural Broxtons)

plural Broxtons

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish (served by Broxton and District Parish Council) in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4854).
    2. countableuncountableA small city in Coffee County, Georgia, United States.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States.
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishburgæsn“burial place”
  2. EnglishBroxton

From Old English burgæsn (“burial place”); the suffix -ton is not historical and it's the product of a the development of the original ending -son.

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Cite this entry
APA

Broxton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Broxton

MLA

“Broxton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Broxton. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Broxton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Broxton.

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