Toulston
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Toulston
- A hamlet in Newton Kyme cum Toulston parish, Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4544).
References
[edit]- Ordnance Survey
- Moorman, F. W. (1910). The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire. United States: Johnson Reprint Corporation, p. 194