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Toulston

Toulston proper noun: a hamlet in Newton Kyme cum Toulston parish, Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4544).

Proper noun

Toulston

  1. A hamlet in Newton Kyme cum Toulston parish, Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4544).

Origin of Toulston

From the Old Norse personal name Toglos. Toglos was a Scandinavian jarl who was slain in the year 921 at the Battle of Tempsford. The name is of uncertain origin, but compare toga (“to lead, pull”).

Questions about Toulston

What does Toulston mean?
Toulston means a hamlet in Newton Kyme cum Toulston parish, Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4544).
What part of speech is Toulston?
Toulston is a proper noun.

Words near Toulston in the dictionary

  1. touloulou
  2. Toulousain
  3. Toulousains
  4. Toulouse
  5. Toulson
  6. Toulston
  7. toum
  8. Touma
  9. touman
  10. toumans
  11. Toumas

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