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Royston
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English
Etymology
From a place name in Hertfordshire, from the medieval given name Royce + en ang tūn settlement.
Proper noun
en habitational Old English.
en male surnames.
en 1838 Thomas Miller Royston Gower, or, The Days of King John Henry Colburn London 235 Royston Gower was the man to whom De Marchmont had trusted this mission; he was a hardy old soldier, one who had been to the Holy Land, and seen blood spilt as plentifully as water; - - -
en town/and/cpar in lgdist/North Hertfordshire co/Hertfordshire cc/England, on the Cambridgeshire border OS grid ref TL3541. Parish map (Hertfordshire)
en large village bor/Barnsley co/South Yorkshire cc/England OS grid ref SE3611. Ward map (Barnsley)
en suburb city/Glasgow cc/Scotland OS grid ref NS6066.
en seaside hamlet on isl/Vancouver Island p/British Columbia c/Canada.
en city co/Franklin County co/Hart County and co/Madison County s/Georgia c/USA.
en ghost town co/Fisher County s/Texas c/USA.
Derived terms
en Royston crow
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