Roxton

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL154955).

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Meanings

proper nounRoxton (countable and uncountable, plural Roxtons)

plural Roxtons

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL154955).
  2. countableuncountableA township municipality in Acton Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.
  3. countableuncountableA city in Lamar County, Texas, United States.
  4. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

Recorded as Rochesdone in the Domesday Book, the English village is named with the Old English personal name Hrōc, a byname from hrōc (“rook”), + -s- + dūn (“hill”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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