Buckton

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proper noun

A village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

OriginOld English bucc →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
  2. A hamlet and civil parish in north Herefordshire, England.
  3. A village in Northumberland, England.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbucc“buck, male deer”
  2. EnglishBuckton

From either Old English bucc (“buck, male deer”) or bucca (“billy, male goat”) or personal name Bucca + tūn (“farm”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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