Hauxton Junction
lake or loch · Cambridgeshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely derives from the Old English word 'haga', meaning 'enclosure' or 'garden', combined with 'tūn', meaning 'farmstead' or 'village'. It refers to a junction associated with the settlement of Hauxton.
Word origins
- Hauxton
- Old EnglishAttestedFarmstead or village in an enclosure or garden.(from haga "enclosure, garden", tūn "farmstead, village")
- Junction
- UnknownA point where two or more things are joined.