Meanings
proper noun
- A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL4945).
Origin
From the Old English personal name Henġest, a byname from henġest (“stallion”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
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Hinxton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hinxton
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