Duxbury

Duxbury is a toponym that may refer to several places in the United Kingdom and the United States. The most prominent use is for a town in Massachusetts, while other instances occur in England, where the name is also found in village and parish designations.

Duxbury, Massachusetts, is a town in Plymouth County on the South Shore of the state. It has historical roots dating to the early colonial period and was incorporated in the 17th century as part of the Plymouth Colony. The town lies along Duxbury Bay and includes coastal features such as Duxbury Beach. Its landscape combines marshland, tidal areas, and residential neighborhoods, and it preserves a number of historic buildings and districts that reflect its colonial-era heritage.

Duxbury, Devon, is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district of England. It represents a rural community in Devon with agricultural land and local parish structures that are characteristic of smaller English parishes. The place name is of English origin and reflects the traditional toponymic patterns found in the region.

Beyond these localities, Duxbury can appear in other contexts as a surname and in various place-name usages associated with English heritage. In a broader encyclopedic sense, the term denotes multiple sites and historical associations connected to its English roots and its adoption in American settlement history.