Roston

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proper noun

A hamlet in Norbury and Roston parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1241).

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Meanings

proper nounRoston (countable and uncountable, plural Rostons)

plural Rostons

  1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Norbury and Roston parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1241).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From the Old English personal name *Hrōþsiġe + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). The personal name is composed by the elements hrēþ (“glory, triumph”) + siġe (“victory”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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