Monk Fryston

proper noun

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE5029).

OriginOld English Frīsa + tūn →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE5029).

Origin

  1. Old Englishmunuc“monk”
  2. Old EnglishFrīsa + tūn
  3. EnglishMonk Fryston

Recorded as Fristun c.1030, from Old English Frīsa + tūn (farmstead of the Frisians), and as Munechesfryston in 1166, from Old English munuc (“monk”), for possession by Selby Abbey.

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APA

Monk Fryston. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Monk%20Fryston

MLA

“Monk Fryston.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Monk%20Fryston. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Monk Fryston,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Monk%20Fryston.

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