Wraxall

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proper noun

A civil parish in Dorset, England.

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Meanings

proper nounWraxall (countable and uncountable, plural Wraxalls)

plural Wraxalls

  1. countableuncountableA civil parish in Dorset, England.
  2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Ditcheat parish, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST6036).
  3. countableuncountableA village in Wraxall and Failand parish, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST4971).
  4. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From a lost Old English word *wrocc (“buzzard”), perhaps used as a personal name, + -s- + healh (“corner, angle, nook”). Compare the doublet Wroxall.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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