Claxton may refer to:
Places
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Claxton, County Durham, England
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Claxton, Norfolk
Claxton is a small village south-east of Norwich, and south of the River Yare, between Rockland St. Mary and Loddon in South Norfolk, England. In the 2001 census it contained 85 households and a population of 244, the population increasing to ...
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Claxton, North Yorkshire, England
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Claxton, Georgia
Claxton is a city in Evans County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,746 at the 2010 census, up from 2,276 in 2000. It is the county seat of Evans County.
History
The town had its visionary, W.R. Hendricks. In May 1890 there were only a ...
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** the Claxton meteorite of 1984, which fell in Georgia, United States (see
meteorite falls)
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Claxton, Kentucky
Claxton is an unincorporated community located in Caldwell County, Kentucky
Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It ...
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Claxton, Anderson County, Tennessee
Claxton is an unincorporated community in Anderson County in the U.S. state of Tennessee.
The name "Claxton" is generally applied to the unincorporated part of Anderson County south of the city of Clinton and northeast of the city of Oak Ridge ...
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Claxton, McMinn County, Tennessee
Claxton is an unincorporated community in McMinn County, Tennessee, United States. Claxton used to have a community school but it closed in the 1970s, however it does have a local volunteer fire department and a Dollar General
Dollar General C ...
Other uses
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Claxton (surname) Claxton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Adelaide Claxton (fl. 1860–1890s), British artist, illustrator, and inventor
*Brooke Claxton (1898–1960), Canadian veteran of World War I
* Charles Robert Claxton (1903–1992), En ...
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Claxton Shield
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Claxton Bakery
The Claxton Bakery is a confectionery company based in Claxton, Georgia.
History
The Claxton Bakery was founded by Savino Gillio-Tos (March 31, 1885 in Ivrea, Italy - January 1966 in Claxton, Georgia) who immigrated to the United States in 1902. ...
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Claxton Castle
Claxton Castle in the village of Claxton, Norfolk, is a ruined brick castle some 13 km southeast of Norwich.
Details
Sir William de Kerdeston and his son were given licence to crenellate the castle in 1340 and 1376 respectively, the latter ...
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USS ''Claxton'' (DD-571)
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USS ''Claxton'' (DD-140)
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