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Exton

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# The villages in Devon and Somerset, England: from Old English Ex (“River Exe”) + tūn (“village”), 'the farm or village by the river Exe'.

# The village in Hampshire, England: from Old English Ēastseaxe (“East Saxons”), genitive plural, Ēastseaxna + tūn (“estate”), 'the settlement or estate of the East Saxons'.

# The village in Rutland, England: from Old English oxa (“ox”), genitive plural *exna + tūn, 'the ox farm'.

proper noun

  1. A village in Woodbury parish, East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX9886).
  2. A village and civil parish in Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU6121).
  3. A village in Exton and Horn parish, Rutland, England (OS grid ref SK9211).
  4. A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref SS9233).
  5. A rural settlement near Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia.
  6. A census-designated place in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  7. A surname.

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中文埃克斯頓 /埃克斯顿 Āikèsīdùn
FrançaisExton

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"Exton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/exton. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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

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

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@misc{exton_2026,
  title = {Exton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/exton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}