Blackstone

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/ˈblækstən/

proper noun

A surname.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A place in England:
    1. A settlement in Woodmancote parish, Horsham district, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ2416).
    2. A hamlet in Bewdley parish, Wyre Forest district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO7974).
    3. A gritstone escarpment in the Pennine hills on the boundary between Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire, properly Blackstone Edge.
  3. A place in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Sunbury Township, Livingston County, Illinois.
    2. A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, named after William Blaxton.
    3. An unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
    4. A neighbourhood of Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island.
    5. A town in Nottoway County, Virginia, named after William Blackstone.
  4. A suburb of the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.

Origin

From Old English blac (“black”) + stān (“stone”).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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