Croxton

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL2459).

OriginOld English crōc →
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Meanings

proper nounCroxton (countable and uncountable, plural Croxtons)

plural Croxtons

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL2459).
    2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Kirmington and Croxton parish, North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA0912).
    3. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL8786).
    4. countableuncountableA hamlet in Fulmodeston parish, North Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TF9831).
    5. countableuncountableA village in Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7832).
    6. countableuncountableA neighbourhood of Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.
  2. countableA habitational surname.

Origin

  1. Old Englishcrōc“nook”
  2. EnglishCroxton

From either the Old Norse personal name Krókr or Old English crōc (“nook”) + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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