Cawston

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG136312).

OriginOld English tūn →
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Meanings

proper nounCawston (countable and uncountable, plural Cawstons)

plural Cawstons · alternative Cason

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG136312).
  2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Rugby borough, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP4773).
  3. countableuncountableA rural community in the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada, named after rancher R. L. Cawston.
  4. countableuncountableA habitational surname.

Origin

  1. Old Englishtūn“enclosure; settlement, town”
  2. EnglishCawston

Recorded as Caustune in the Domesday Book, it probably derives from the genitive case of the Old Norse personal name Kalfr + -s- + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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Cite this entry
APA

Cawston. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cawston

MLA

“Cawston.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cawston. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cawston,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cawston.

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