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Rolleston

UK/ˈɹɒləstən/

Rolleston proper noun: a small village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK7300). Also the ellipsis of Rolleston on Dove.

Proper noun

Rolleston (countable and uncountable, plural Rollestons)

  1. A small village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK7300).
  2. A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7452).
  3. A small town in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.
  4. A town in Selwyn district, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  5. (countable) A habitational surname.

Also used as

Rolleston is also the ellipsis of Rolleston on Dove.

Forms of Rolleston

pluralRollestons

Origin of Rolleston

From the Old Norse personal name Hrólfr + -s- + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words formed from Rolleston

Questions about Rolleston

What does Rolleston mean?
Rolleston means a small village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK7300).
What part of speech is Rolleston?
Rolleston is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Rolleston?
Rolleston is pronounced /ˈɹɒləstən/ (UK).

Words near Rolleston in the dictionary

  1. rollerskiing
  2. rollerskis
  3. Rollerson
  4. Rollersons
  5. rollest
  6. Rolleston
  7. Rolleston on Dove
  8. Rollestons
  9. Rollet
  10. rolleth
  11. Rollett

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