# Uxbridge

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈʌksbɹɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #43,997

## Definitions
1. A town in the borough of Hillingdon, on the western edge of Greater London, England, historically 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.

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`ubxridge`, `uxbbridge`, `uxbirdge`, `uxbrdige`, `uxbriddge`, `uxbrideg`, `uxbridgge`, `uxbrigde`, `uxbrridge`, `uxrbidge`, `uxxbridge`, `xubridge`

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