Featherstone

English

Etymology

From Middle English featherston, fetherstane, from Old English feoþerstān, fiþerstān (literally “four-stone”), from Old English fiþer- (“four”) + stān (“stone”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “what does four-stone represent?”)

Proper noun

Featherstone (countable and uncountable, plural Featherstones)

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

See also

References

  1. ^ Parish council (Northumberland)
  2. ^ Parish map (Northumberland)
  3. ^ Parish map (Staffordshire)
  4. ^ Parish map (West Yorkshire)
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