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Owston

Owston proper noun: a village in Owston and Newbold parish, Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK774079).

Proper noun

Owston (countable and uncountable, plural Owstons)

  1. A village in Owston and Newbold parish, Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK774079).
  2. A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE549011).
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Owston

pluralOwstons

Origin of Owston

From Old English ēast (“east”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words formed from Owston

Questions about Owston

What does Owston mean?
Owston means a village in Owston and Newbold parish, Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK774079).
What part of speech is Owston?
Owston is a proper noun.

Words near Owston in the dictionary

  1. Owslebury
  2. Owsley
  3. Owsley County
  4. Owsleys
  5. Owst
  6. Owston
  7. Owston and Newbold
  8. Owston Ferry
  9. Owston's palm civet
  10. Owston's palm civets
  11. Owston's tit

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