Duxbury, Lancashire, England

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Duxbury, Lancashire, England is a historic area in northwest England whose name was later adopted by the early American settlement of Duxbury in the Plymouth Colony.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former civil parish
historic area
administrativeChange former civil parish absorbed into Chorley
country England
hasCategory former civil parishes in Lancashire
places in the Borough of Chorley
hasFeature Duxbury Hall (demolished country house) NERFINISHED
Duxbury Woods NERFINISHED
River Yarrow NERFINISHED
hasHistoricalPeriod medieval origin
hasHistoricalRecord recorded as a township in the parish of Standish
hasLandmark Duxbury Park NERFINISHED
remains of Duxbury Hall
hasLandUseHistory agricultural land
parkland
woodland
hasNameEtymology Old English personal name Docc + burh (fortified place)
hasRecreationalUse golf course at Duxbury Park
walking trails in Duxbury Woods
historicalCounty Lancashire
historicallyAssociatedWith Duxbury family NERFINISHED
Standish family NERFINISHED
inspiredNameOf Duxbury, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED
Duxbury, Plymouth Colony NERFINISHED
locatedIn Chorley district NERFINISHED
Lancashire
North West England
near Adlington, Lancashire, England NERFINISHED
Chorley town centre NERFINISHED
OSGridReference SD592138 (approximate)
partOf Chorley, Lancashire, England NERFINISHED
region North West England

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Duxbury, Massachusetts namedAfter Duxbury, Lancashire, England
Duxbury, Plymouth Colony namedAfter Duxbury, Lancashire, England