English Explanatory Dictionary

Alston

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A place in England:
  2. A market town in Alston Moor parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY7146).
  3. A hamlet in All Saints parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref ST3002).
  4. A village in Lancashire (no longer recorded as a place).
  5. A place in the United States:
  6. A small town in Montgomery County, Georgia.
  7. An unincorporated community in Laird Township, Houghton County, Michigan.
  8. An unincorporated community in Columbia County, Oregon.
  9. A ghost town in Fairfield County, South Carolina.
  10. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Alston

Etymology

From Old English Ælfes (given name with possessive) tun, translating as "Ælf's town".

Derived words

Alston Moor Bere Alston
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