Uxbridge

//ˈʌksbɹɪd͡ʒ// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A town in the borough of Hillingdon, on the western edge of Greater London, England, originally in Middlesex (OS grid ref TQ0584).
  2. 2
    A township in the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.
  3. 3
    A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.
  4. 4
    A township in Barnes County, North Dakota, United States.
  5. 5
    A rural locality in Derwent Valley council area, Tasmania, Australia.
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  1. 6
    Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, also called Earl of Uxbridge or Lord Uxbridge, British military commander.

Etymology

From Wixan + Old English bryċġ (“bridge”), meaning, "the bridge leading to the Wixan", a Saxon tribe which settled near the Lincolnshire fens.

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