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Toulston

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English

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Etymology

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From the Old Norse personal name Toglos. Toglos was a Scandinavian jarl who was slain in the year 921 at the Battle of Tempsford. The name is of uncertain origin, but compare toga (to lead, pull).

Proper noun

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Toulston

  1. A hamlet in Newton Kyme cum Toulston parish, Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4544).

References

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  • Ordnance Survey
  • Moorman, F. W. (1910). The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire. United States: Johnson Reprint Corporation, p. 194

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