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Croxton.

A placename:

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A placename: A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL2459).

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  2. A placename: A hamlet in Kirmington and Croxton parish, North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA0912).

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  3. A placename: A village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL8786).

    countable · uncountable
  4. A placename: A hamlet in Fulmodeston parish, North Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TF9831).

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  5. A placename: A village in Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7832).

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  6. A placename: A neighbourhood of Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.

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  7. A habitational surname.

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Where this word comes from

From either the Old Norse personal name Krókr or Old English crōc (“nook”) + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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