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Weston

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Weston, Sabah, Malaysia

Etymology edit

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

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Weston

  1. Any of many places in England:
    1. A village in Welford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU3973).
    2. A village and civil parish (served by Weston and Basford Parish Council) in Cheshire East, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ7352).
    3. A settlement in Halton borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ5080).
    4. A hamlet in East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SY1688).
    5. A village on the Isle of Portland, Dorset (OS grid ref SY6871).
    6. A hamlet near Petersfield, East Hampshire district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU7221).
    7. A suburb of Southampton, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4410).
    8. A village and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL2630). [1]
    9. A village and civil parish in South Holland district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF2924).
    10. A village in South Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire (OS grid ref SP5846).
    11. A village in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7767).
    12. A locality in Oswestry Rural parish, south of Oswestry, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ2927). [2]
    13. A village in Weston-under-Redcastle parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ5628). [3]
    14. A suburb of Bath, Bath and North East Somerset district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST7266).
    15. A village and civil parish (served by Weston with Gayton Parish Council) in Stafford borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ9727).
    16. A village in East Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM4287).
    17. A village in Harrogate borough, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1747).
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A census-designated place in Las Animas County, Colorado.
    2. A town and census-designated place therein, in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
    3. A city in Broward County, Florida.
    4. An unincorporated community in Webster County, Georgia.
    5. A minor city in Franklin County, Idaho.
    6. A former community in DuPage County, Illinois.
    7. An unincorporated community in McLean County, Illinois.
    8. A census-designated place in Hazel Dell Township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
    9. An unincorporated community in Crittenden County, Kentucky.
    10. An unincorporated community in Jackson Parish, Louisiana.
    11. A town in Aroostook County, Maine.
    12. A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
    13. An unincorporated community in Fairfield Township, Lenawee County, Michigan.
    14. A town in Platte County, Missouri.
    15. A village in Saunders County, Nebraska.
    16. A census-designated place in Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey.
    17. A village and township in Wood County, Ohio.
    18. A minor city in Umatilla County, Oregon, named after Weston, Missouri.
    19. A census-designated place in Black Creek Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
    20. A minor city in Collin County, Texas.
    21. A town in Windsor County, Vermont.
    22. A ghost town in King County, Washington.
    23. A city, the county seat of Lewis County, West Virginia.
    24. A town in Clark County, Wisconsin.
    25. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Dunn County, Wisconsin.
    26. A village in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
    27. An unincorporated community in Campbell County, Wyoming.
  3. A place in Canada:
    1. A neighbourhood of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
    2. A community in Kings County, Nova Scotia.
    3. A neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario.
  4. A place in Australia:
    1. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
    2. A town in the City of Cessnock, New South Wales.
  5. A small town in Sabah, Malaysia, named after Arthur J. West.
  6. A town in Waitaki District, west of Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand. [4]
  7. An English and Scottish habitational surname.

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References edit

  1. ^ Parish map (Hertfordshire)
  2. ^ OS: Oswestry
  3. ^ OS: Shropshire
  4. ^ NZ Topo Map

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