Uxbridge

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UK/ˈʌksbɹɪd͡ʒ/

proper noun

A town in the borough of Hillingdon, on the western edge of Greater London, England, historically in Middlesex (OS grid ref TQ0584).

OriginOld English bryċġ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in the borough of Hillingdon, on the western edge of Greater London, England, historically in Middlesex (OS grid ref TQ0584).
  2. A township in the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.
  4. A township in Barnes County, North Dakota, United States.
  5. A rural locality in Derwent Valley council area, Tasmania, Australia.
  6. Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, also called Earl of Uxbridge or Lord Uxbridge, British military commander.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbryċġ“bridge”
  2. EnglishUxbridge

From Wixan + Old English bryċġ (“bridge”), meaning, "the bridge leading to the Wixan", a Saxon tribe which settled near the Lincolnshire fens.

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Cite this entry
APA

Uxbridge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Uxbridge

MLA

“Uxbridge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Uxbridge. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Uxbridge,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Uxbridge.

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