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- Old English · derived fromÆlf
- English todayAlston
From Old English Ælfes (given name with possessive) tun, translating as "Ælf's town".
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A market town in Alston Moor parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY7146). Full definition →
From Old English Ælfes (given name with possessive) tun, translating as "Ælf's town".
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.