"Broxton" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Broxtons [plural]
Etymology: From Old English burgæsn (“burial place”); the suffix -ton is not historical and it's the product of a the development of the original ending -son. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|burgæsn||burial place}} Old English burgæsn (“burial place”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Broxtons}} Broxton (countable and uncountable, plural Broxtons)
  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    A village and civil parish (served by Broxton and District Parish Council) in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4854).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in Cheshire, England, Places in England, Villages in Cheshire, England, Villages in England
    Sense id: en-Broxton-en-name-E1k1bs-Q
  2. (uncountable) A placename:
    A small city in Coffee County, Georgia, United States.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Georgia, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Georgia, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Broxton-en-name-mouT-nNg
  3. (uncountable) A placename:
    An unincorporated community in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Oklahoma, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Oklahoma, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Broxton-en-name-UhDMdVYb
  4. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Broxton-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames

Inflected forms

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