Uxbridge en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈʌksbɹɪd͡ʒ/ (UK)
Etymology
From Wixan + Old English bryċġ (“bridge”), meaning, "the bridge leading to the Wixan", a Saxon tribe which settled near the Lincolnshire fens.
Meanings
- A town in the borough of Hillingdon, on the western edge of Greater London, England, historically in Middlesex (OS grid ref TQ0584).
- A township in the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.
- A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.
- A township in Barnes County, North Dakota, United States.
- A rural locality in Derwent Valley council area, Tasmania, Australia.
- Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, also called Earl of Uxbridge or Lord Uxbridge, British military commander.