Alston.
A place in England:
Meaning & usage
A place in England: A market town in Alston Moor parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY7146).
A place in England: A hamlet in All Saints parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref ST3002).
A place in England: A village in Lancashire (no longer recorded as a place).
A place in the United States: A small town in Montgomery County, Georgia.
A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Laird Township, Houghton County, Michigan.
A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Columbia County, Oregon.
A place in the United States: A ghost town in Fairfield County, South Carolina.
A habitational surname from Old English.
Where this word comes from
From Old English Ælfes (given name with possessive) tun, translating as "Ælf's town".
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