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East Bloxworth

hamlet · Dorset

Old EnglishAI-generated

East Bloxworth combines the Old English 'ēast' (east) with a personal name and 'worþ' (enclosure). It likely signifies an eastern enclosure or settlement associated with a person named Blox or similar.

Word origins

East
Old Englisheast(from ēast "east")
Bloxworth
Old EnglishBlox's enclosure(from Blox "personal name", worþ "enclosure, farmstead")