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Owston

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

proper noun Owstons

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

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@misc{owston_2026,
  title = {Owston},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/owston},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}