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Uxbridge.

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

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name/ˈʌksbɹɪd͡ʒ/UK
  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.

Where this word comes from

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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