Buxton

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proper noun

A town in High Peak district, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SK059735).

OriginOld English būgan →
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Meanings

proper nounBuxton (countable and uncountable, plural Buxtons)

plural Buxtons · alternative Buckstone

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA town in High Peak district, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SK059735).
    2. countableuncountableA village in Buxton with Lamas parish, Broadland district, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref TG2322).
    3. countableuncountableA town in the Shire of Murrindindi, Victoria, Australia.
    4. countableuncountableA village in Wollondilly Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
    5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Wilson County, Kansas, United States.
    6. countableuncountableA town in York County, Maine, United States.
    7. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Panola County, Mississippi, United States.
    8. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Dare County, North Carolina, United States.
    9. countableuncountableA city in Traill County, North Dakota, United States.
    10. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States.
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbūgan“to bend, bow”
  2. EnglishBuxton

Two main origins: * The town in Derbyshire derives from Old English būgan (“to bend, bow”) + stān (“stone”). * The village in Norfolk derives from an unattested Old English personal name *Bucc + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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