What does "alston" mean?

A place in England:; A market town in Alston Moor parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY7146).

What is a synonym for "alston"?

Common synonyms include: family name, geographic name, last name, patronym, place name, surname.

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A place in England:; A market town in Alston Moor parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY7146).
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A place in England:; A hamlet in All Saints parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref ST3002).
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A place in England:; A village in Lancashire (no longer recorded as a place).
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A place in the United States:; A small town in Montgomery County, Georgia.
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A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Laird Township, Houghton County, Michigan.

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A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Columbia County, Oregon.
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A place in the United States:; A ghost town in Fairfield County, South Carolina.
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A habitational surname from Old English.

From Old English Ælfes (given name with possessive) tun, translating as "Ælf's town".