Alston
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Old English Ælfes (given name with possessive) tun, translating as "Ælf's town".
Proper noun
[edit]Alston
- A place in England:
- A market town in Alston Moor parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY7146).
- A hamlet in All Saints parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref ST3002).
- A village in Lancashire (no longer recorded as a place).
- A place in the United States:
- A small town in Montgomery County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Laird Township, Houghton County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Columbia County, Oregon.
- A ghost town in Fairfield County, South Carolina.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Mills, David (1976) “Directory of Place Names”, in The Place Names of Lancashire, London: Batsford Books, →ISBN, page 55
Anagrams
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- English terms derived from Old English
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Places in England
- en:Towns in Cumbria, England
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- en:Villages in Devon, England
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- en:Places in Devon, England
- en:Villages in Lancashire, England
- en:Places in Lancashire, England
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Towns in Georgia, USA
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- en:Places in Georgia, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in Michigan, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in the United States
- en:Places in Michigan, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in Oregon, USA
- en:Places in Oregon, USA
- en:Ghost towns in South Carolina, USA
- en:Places in South Carolina, USA
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English