Featherstone

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A placename:; A village and civil parish in south-west Northumberland, England. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A placename:; A village and civil parish (served by Featherstone and Brinsford Parish Council) in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9306). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename:; A town and civil parish with a town council in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4220). countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename:; A township in Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A placename:; An unincorporated community in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A surname. countable

Etymology

From Middle English featherston, fetherstane, from Old English feoþerstān, fiþerstān (literally “four-stone”), from Old English fiþer- (“four”) + stān (“stone”).

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