Saxton

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proper noun

A village in Saxton with Scarthingwell parish, Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4736).

OriginOld English Seaxe →
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Meanings

proper nounSaxton (countable and uncountable, plural Saxtons)

plural Saxtons

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village in Saxton with Scarthingwell parish, Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4736).
    2. countableuncountableA suburb of Nelson, New Zealand.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Whitley County, Kentucky, United States.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Missouri, United States.
    5. countableuncountableA borough in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old EnglishSeaxe“Saxons”
  2. EnglishSaxton

From Old English Seaxe (“Saxons”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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