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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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I often thought about it too, particularly when I started to connect with the world outside Buxton and came to realise the cost of every social interaction.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 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

Leading robotic urological surgeon Professor Prokar Dasgupta said it felt "almost as if I was there" as he carried out a prostrate removal on Paul Buxton.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 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

Like freeing the real MaWee and searching in the woods when those paddy-rollers came and letting everyone in Buxton know I’d been gave gifts from the Lord.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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