Claxton

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proper noun

A civil parish in Hartlepool borough, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4728).

OriginOld English clacc →
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Meanings

proper nounClaxton (countable and uncountable, plural Claxtons)

plural Claxtons

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA civil parish in Hartlepool borough, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4728).
    2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM3403).
    3. countableuncountableA village and civil parish (served by Claxton and Sand Hutton Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE6960).
    4. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Evans County, Georgia, United States.
    5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Kentucky, United States.
    6. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Anderson County, Tennessee, United States.
    7. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in McMinn County, Tennessee, United States.
  2. countableA habitational surname.

Origin

  1. Old Englishclacc“hill, peak”
  2. EnglishClaxton

From either the Old Norse personal name Klakkr or Old English clacc (“hill, peak”) + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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