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Whiston.

A large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4791).

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈwɪs.tən//ˈʍɪs.tən/
  1. A large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4791).

    countable · uncountable
  2. A small village in South Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP8460).

    countable · uncountable
  3. A small village in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8914).

    countable · uncountable
  4. A village in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK0347).

    countable · uncountable
  5. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4590).

    countable · uncountable
  6. A habitational surname from Old English.

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Where this word comes from

Various origins: * The villages in Merseyside and South Yorkshire are named from Old English hwīt (“white”) + stān (“stone”). * The villages in Staffordshire are named from the unattested Old English personal name *Witi + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). * The village in Northamptonshire is probably named from Old English Hwiċċe (“a local tribe”) + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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