Rixton Clay Pits
lake or loch · Warrington
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Rixton is an Old English name meaning 'Ryxton's farmstead or village'. Clay Pits refers to the extraction of clay.
Word origins
- Rixton
- Old EnglishAttestedFarmstead or village belonging to Ryx.(from Ryx(a) "personal name", tūn "farmstead, village, estate")
- Clay
- Old EnglishA heavy, sticky fine-grained earth.(from clæg "clay")
- Pits
- Old EnglishAttestedExcavations or holes in the ground.(from pytt "pit, well")