Alston
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English Ælfes (given name with possessive) tun, translating as "Ælf's town".
Proper noun[edit]
Alston
- A market town in Alston Moor parish, Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY7146).
- A village in Devon, England.
- A village in Lancashire, England.
- A small town in Georgia, United States.
- 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[edit]
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- English terms derived from Old English
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- 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:Towns in Georgia, USA
- en:Towns in the United States
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- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English