Owston
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- Owston, Leicestershire, England
- Owston FerryOwston FerryOwston Ferry is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the west bank of the River Trent, north of Gainsborough, and has a total resident population of 1,128....
, a village in Lincolnshire, England - Owston, South YorkshireOwston, South YorkshireOwston is a small village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in rural South Yorkshire, England. The village is situated amongst mixed farmland and woodland north north west of Doncaster, just west of the A19. It has a population of 170.The name 'Owston' is of Old...
, England - Owston IslandsOwston IslandsOwston Islands is a group of small islands lying 1 nautical mile west of Darbel Islands in Crystal Sound. Mapped from surveys by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey . Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee for P. G...
in Antarctica.
People:
- Naturalist Alan OwstonAlan OwstonAlan Owston was a collector of Asian wildlife, businessman and yachtsman, being also a founder of the Yokohama Yacht Club in Japan. The Owston's Civet or Owston's Palm Civet Chrotogale owstoni is one of many species named owstoni after him....
- P. G. OwstonP. G. OwstonP. G. Owston, BSc, PhD, DSc was a British chemist and crystallographer for whom the Owston Islands in Antarctica are named. The Owston Islands lie within the region claimed by the United Kingdom , Argentina , and Chile...
(1921–2001), British chemist and crystallographer for whom the Owston Islands in Antarctica are named
Animals:
- Owston's Green Tree Frog
- Owston's Palm CivetOwston's Palm CivetOwston's palm civet is a civet that lives in the forests and wooded lowland river basins of northern Vietnam, northern Laos and southern China....
- Owston's chimaeraOwston's chimaeraOwston's chimaera, Chimaera owstoni, is a species of fish in the Chimaeridae family. It is endemic to Japan. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Dagit, D.D. 2005. . Downloaded on 3 August 2007....