Wroxeter

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proper noun

A small village in Wroxeter and Uppington parish, Shropshire, England, originally a Roman settlement (OS grid ref SJ5608).

OriginMiddle English Wroccecestre ← Old English *Wreocenċeaster ← Latin Viroconium →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A small village in Wroxeter and Uppington parish, Shropshire, England, originally a Roman settlement (OS grid ref SJ5608).
  2. A community in Howick township, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*Wirokū
  2. Early Brythonic *Wirokü*Wirokü
  3. LatinViroconium
  4. Old English*Wreocenċeaster
  5. Middle EnglishWroccecestre
  6. EnglishWroxeter

From Middle English Wroccecestre, Wrochecestre, Roceceaster, from Old English *Wreocenċeaster, from *Wreocen (attested as Wreocensǣte) + ċeaster (“fortress; city”), borrowed from Latin Viroconium, itself borrowed from Early Brythonic *Wirokü, from Proto-Celtic *Wirokū.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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