Uxbridge

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English

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Etymology

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

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Uxbridge

  1. A town in the borough of Hillingdon, on the western edge of Greater London, England, originally in Middlesex (OS grid ref TQ0584).
  2. A township in the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.
  4. Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, also called Earl of Uxbridge or Lord Uxbridge, British military commander.