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Buxton

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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”).

proper noun Buxtons · Buckstone

  1. countable, uncountable A town in High Peak district, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SK059735).
  2. countable, uncountable A village in Buxton with Lamas parish, Broadland district, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref TG2322).
  3. countable, uncountable A town in the Shire of Murrindindi, Victoria, Australia.
  4. countable, uncountable A village in Wollondilly Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
  5. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Wilson County, Kansas, United States.
  6. countable, uncountable A town in York County, Maine, United States.
  7. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Panola County, Mississippi, United States.
  8. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Dare County, North Carolina, United States.
  9. countable, uncountable A city in Traill County, North Dakota, United States.
  10. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States.
  11. countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

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"Buxton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/buxton. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Buxton. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/buxton

Chicago

"Buxton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/buxton.

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@misc{buxton_2026,
  title = {Buxton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/buxton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}