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Alston
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English
Etymology
From en ang Ælfang -es es (given name with possessive) tun, translating as "Ælf's town".
Pronunciation
en
Proper noun
en place cc/England:
en market town par/Alston Moor x/Westmorland and Furness co/Cumbria previously in dist/Eden OS grid ref NY7146.
en hamlet par/All Saints dist/East Devon co/Devon OS grid ref ST3002.
en village co/Lancashire no longer recorded as a place.
en place c/USA:
en small town co/Montgomery County s/Georgia.
en ucomm twp:Suf/Laird co/Houghton County s/Michigan.
en ucomm co/Columbia County s/Oregon.
en ghost town co/Fairfield County s/South Carolina.
en habitational Old English.
Derived terms
en Alston Moor
en Bere Alston
References
Mills David The Place Names of Lancashire 1976 Batsford Books London 0-7134-3248-9 55 Directory of Place Names
Anagrams
en alnost Latson Slaton Tolans santol stanol talons tonals