Rolleston

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UK/ˈɹɒləstən/

proper noun

A small village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK7300).

OriginOld English tūn →
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Meanings

proper nounRolleston (countable and uncountable, plural Rollestons)

plural Rollestons

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA small village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK7300).
    2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7452).
    3. abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Rolleston on Dove: a village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK2327).
    4. countableuncountableA small town in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.
    5. countableuncountableA town in Selwyn district, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  2. countableA habitational surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
rolleston on dove

Origin

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

From the Old Norse personal name Hrólfr + -s- + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

Rolleston. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rolleston

MLA

“Rolleston.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rolleston. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rolleston,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rolleston.

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