Rixon, Dorset

Rixon
Rixon
Rixon shown within Dorset
OS grid reference ST7914
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Postcode district 10
Dialling code 01258
Police Dorset
Fire Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England

Rixon is a village near Sturminster Newton in Dorset, England.

The village's transport links are currently provided by Damory Coaches, services 369 between Blandford Forum and Yeovil, and 309 between Blandford Forum and Shaftesbury.

Etymology

The name Rixon was derived from the Old English word risc, "rushes", and survives as Rix and Rex in the dialects of Dorset, Somerset and Devon.[1]

References

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