Muxton
suburban area · Telford and Wrekin
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Muxton is an Old English place name meaning 'settlement on the marsh'. It is derived from 'mōr' (moor or marsh) and 'tūn' (settlement).
Word origins
- Mux
- Old Englishmarsh(from mōr "moorland")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")