Buxton (disambiguation)

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Buxton generally refers to places or things named after the original English towns of Buxton in Derbyshire or Buxton, Norfolk. The name originates from the term 'Buck' (a male deer) combined with 'stan' meaning stones.

Contents 1 Places 1.1 Australia 1.2 Guyana 1.3 United Kingdom 1.4 United States of America 1.5 Canada 2 Sundry 3 School 4 People

[edit] Places

[edit] Australia

• Buxton, Victoria
• Buxton, New South Wales

[edit] Guyana

• Buxton

[edit] United Kingdom

• Buxton, Derbyshire
• Buxton, Norfolk

[edit] United States of America

• Buxton Park Arboretum, Indianola, Iowa
• Buxton, Maine
• Buxton, Montana
• Buxton, North Carolina
• Buxton, North Dakota
• Buxton, Oregon

[edit] Canada

• South Buxton

[edit] Sundry

• Buxton bloater - a 19th Century slang term for invalids bloated by obesity or dropsy, then common in the town, as they were pushed about by their nurses in their bath chairs, whilst their taking the waters in Buxton.^{[citation needed]}
• Buxton limp - a 19th Century slang term for the common type of gait seen on various of the invalids limping around the town whilst their taking the waters in Buxton.
• Buxton water - a mineral water whose source is in Buxton.
• Buxton Festival - an annual arts festival held in Buxton.

[edit] School

• Buxton School

[edit] People

See Buxton (surname)