Dunston
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Dunston may refer to one of the following places in England
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Dunston is also a surname
and may be:
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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- Dunston, Derbyshire
- Dunston, LincolnshireDunston, LincolnshireDunston is a small village in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies close to the B1188 between Nocton to the north and Metheringham to the south.In Domesday the village is written as Dunestune, meaning "Dune's farm"....
- Dunston PillarDunston PillarDunston Pillar is a grade II listed stone tower in Lincolnshire, England and a former 'land lighthouse'. It stands beside the A15 road approximately south of Lincoln near the junction of the B1178 , in the village of Dunston....
, a nearby landmark - Nocton and Dunston railway stationNocton and Dunston railway stationNocton and Dunston railway station served Nocton and Dunston in Lincolnshire which shared a GNR/GER Joint railway station until it was closed in 1955. Trains still run along the Peterborough to Lincoln Line, but do not stop at the former station...
- Dunston Pillar
- Dunston, NorfolkDunston, NorfolkDunston is a small village which lies approximately 3 miles south of Norwich. It is located in the valley of the River Tas between Stoke Holy Cross and Caistor St. Edmund. It has a common which is popular with walkers....
- Dunston, StaffordshireDunston, StaffordshireDunston is a small village in England lying on the west side of the A449 trunk road about south of Stafford, close to Junction 13 of the M6 motorway. It lies at roughly 300 feet above sea level.-History:...
- Dunston, Tyne and WearDunston, Tyne and WearDunston was originally an independent village on the south bank of the River Tyne. It has now been absorbed into the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead in the English county of Tyne and Wear...
- Dunston railway stationDunston railway stationDunston railway station serves Dunston, an area of Gateshead, in Tyne and Wear, northern England. It is located on the Tyne Valley Line which runs from Newcastle upon Tyne to Carlisle....
- Dunston railway station
- Dunston Rocket, a building
- Dunston UTS F.C.
- Dunstone, Devon
- Dunston Power StationDunston Power StationDunston Power Station refers to a pair of adjacent coal-fired power stations in the North East of England, now demolished. They were built on the south bank of the River Tyne, in the western outskirts of Dunston in Gateshead. The two stations were built on a site which is now occupied by the...
, now demolished
Dunston is also a surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
and may be:
- Bryant DunstonBryant DunstonBryant Dunston is an American professional basketball player who is currently playing for Bnei HaSharon.-Early life:Dunston was born in southern Kentucky and grew up in Lefrak City in Queens. He is a graduate of St. John's Preparatory School. Nephew of former baseball player Shawon Dunston, a...
, American baseball player - John DunstonJohn DunstonJohn Herbert Dunston FRSA was the head of Leighton Park School and Sibford School, both English Quaker schools.John Dunston studied Modern Foreign Languages at the University of Cambridge. He then undertook teacher training at the University of York. He taught in Germany as well as the maintained...
, English headmaster - Richard Dunston, English shipbuilder
- Shawon DunstonShawon DunstonShawon Donnell Dunston is a former shortstop and right-handed batter in Major League Baseball. He resides in Fremont, CA. He was the first overall pick in the 1982 MLB draft by the Chicago Cubs, and played for the Cubs , San Francisco Giants , Pittsburgh Pirates , Cleveland Indians , St...
, American baseball player
See also
- Dunston CaveDunston CaveDunston Cave is a igneous cave on the Northern Range of Trinidad and Tobago. The cave is located on the grounds of the Asa Wright Nature Centre. Originally named Guacharo Cave, it was renamed Dunston Cave in 1972 in honour of engineer John Dunston. The caves are home to an Oilbird colony. These...
, Trinidad and Tobago - Dunston Checks InDunston Checks InDunston Checks In is a 1996 film starring Jason Alexander, Eric Lloyd, Faye Dunaway, Rupert Everett, Paul Reubens, Glenn Shadix, and introducing Sam the Orangutan as Dunston...
, a 1996 film