Uxbridge
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Wixan + Old English brycg (“bridge”), meaning, "the bridge leading to the Wixan", a Saxon tribe which settled near the Lincolnshire fens.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Uxbridge
- A town on the western edge of Greater London, England, originally in Middlesex.
- A township in the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.
- A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.
- Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, also called Earl of Uxbridge or Lord Uxbridge, British military commander.
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