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Colston

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

proper noun Colstons

  1. countable, uncountable A northern suburb of Glasgow, City of Glasgow council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6069).
  2. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Puncheston community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9828).
  3. countable, uncountable A habitational surname.

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@misc{colston_2026,
  title = {Colston},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/colston},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}