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Buxton

British  
/ ˈbʌkstən /

noun

  1. a town in N England, in NW Derbyshire in the Peak District: thermal springs. Pop: 20 836 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Parkes joined Rovers from non-league Buxton in May 1970 and helped the team to the third-tier title in 1974-75.

From BBC Apr. 23, 2026

After his performance against the Americans, which also saw him retire Byron Buxton and Alex Bregman, his stock is likely to rise.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 10, 2026

The quartet is fronted by vocalist and lyricist Florence Shaw, who practiced and taught visual art before linking with guitarist Tom Dowse, bassist Lewis Maynard and drummer Nick Buxton in the late 2010s.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 6, 2026

In fact, the latest government figures show that in June, of the nearly 103,000 asylum seekers being accommodated across the UK, none of them lived in High Peak Borough Council, the area that covers Buxton.

From BBC Oct. 28, 2025

Most times those eagles don’t come inland far as Buxton so we all looked over at the poplars.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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