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Buxton

village · Norfolk

Old EnglishAI-generated

Buxton is thought to be named after a settlement belonging to a man named Bucca. The name combines an Old English personal name with 'tun', meaning a farmstead or village.

Word origins

Bucca
Old Englisha personal name
tun
Old Englishfarmstead, village, estate(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village, estate")

Historical forms

Buchestone · Bucton