Easton

E1A1S1T1O1N1
/ˈiːstən/

proper noun

A hamlet in Welford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU4172).

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proper noun

alternative Easom

  1. Any of many placenames in England:
    1. A hamlet in Welford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU4172).
    2. An inner-city district of Bristol, divided into Lower Easton and Upper Easton (OS grid ref ST6074)
    3. A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL1371)
    4. A hamlet in Arthuret parish, Cumberland district, Cumbria, previously in City of Carlisle district (OS grid ref NY4372).
    5. A hamlet in Bowness parish, Cumberland district, Cumbria, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY2759).
    6. A village in Portland parish, Isle of Portland, Dorset (OS grid ref SY6971).
    7. A village in Itchen Valley parish, Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU5132).
    8. A village in Freshwater parish, Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ3486).
    9. A small village and civil parish (served by Stoke Rochford and Easton Parish Council) in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK9226).
    10. A village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG1310).
    11. A village in St Cuthbert Out parish, Mendip district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST5147)
    12. A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM2858).
    13. A hamlet in Corsham parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8970).
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A census-designated place in Kittitas County, Washington, named for being near the east end of Stampede Tunnel.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.
  4. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Origin

  1. Old Englishēast“east”
  2. EnglishEaston

From Old English ēast (“east”) + tūn (“settlement”). Doublet of Aston.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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