Owston

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proper noun

A village in Owston and Newbold parish, Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK774079).

OriginOld English ēast →
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Meanings

proper nounOwston (countable and uncountable, plural Owstons)

plural Owstons

  1. countableuncountableA village in Owston and Newbold parish, Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK774079).
  2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE549011).
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishēast“east”
  2. EnglishOwston

From Old English ēast (“east”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

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

MLA

“Owston.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Owston. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Owston,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Owston.

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