Loxton

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in North Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST3755).

OriginOld English tūn →
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Meanings

proper nounLoxton (countable and uncountable, plural Loxtons)

plural Loxtons

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in North Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST3755).
    2. countableuncountableA town in the Northern Cape province, South Africa.
    3. countableuncountableA town in the Riverland region, South Australia.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishtūn“enclosure; settlement, town”
  2. EnglishLoxton

Recorded as Lochestone in the Domesday Book, the village takes its name from the Lox Yeo River + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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