Buxton.
A placename:
Meaning & usage
A placename: A town in High Peak district, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SK059735).
A placename: A village in Buxton with Lamas parish, Broadland district, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref TG2322).
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A placename: A town in York County, Maine, United States.
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A habitational surname from Old English.
Where this word comes from
Two main origins: * The town in Derbyshire derives from Old English būgan (“to bend, bow”) + stān (“stone”). * The village in Norfolk derives from an unattested Old English personal name *Bucc + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
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