Uxbridge

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈʌksbɹɪd͡ʒ/

Proper noun

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. A township in Barnes County, North Dakota, United States.
5. A rural locality in Derwent Valley council area, Tasmania, Australia.
6. Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, also called Earl of Uxbridge or Lord Uxbridge, British military commander.