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Wolston

Wolston proper noun: a village and civil parish in Rugby borough, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP4175).

Proper noun

Wolston (countable and uncountable, plural Wolstons)

  1. A village and civil parish in Rugby borough, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP4175).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.
    • R. W. Wolston, of Brixham, was instrumental in obtaining the Act for the railway, which was authorised on July 25, 1864, and held more than 98 per cent. of the shares.1950 March, “The Why and the Wherefore: Brixham Branch, W.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 216

Forms of Wolston

pluralWolstons

Origin of Wolston

Mentioned as Ulvricetone in the Domesday Book, the placename derives from the Old English personal name Wulfrīc + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Questions about Wolston

What does Wolston mean?
Wolston means a village and civil parish in Rugby borough, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP4175).
What part of speech is Wolston?
Wolston is a proper noun.

Words near Wolston in the dictionary

  1. Wolskis
  2. Wolstencroft
  3. Wolstencrofts
  4. Wolstenholme
  5. Wolstenholmes
  6. Wolston
  7. Wolstonian
  8. Wolstons
  9. Wolsztyn
  10. wolt
  11. Wolter

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