# Roxton

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL154955).
2. A township municipality in Acton Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.
3. A city in Lamar County, Texas, United States.
4. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
Recorded as Rochesdone in the Domesday Book, the English village is named with the Old English personal name Hrōc, a byname from hrōc (“rook”), + -s- + dūn (“hill”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/roxton