Featherstone (surname)

The surname Featherstone came from Northumberland. The earliest reference found is to an Helius[Elias] around 1178, There are at least three places in England with the Name, Northumberland, near Haltwhistle,

The West Yorkshire town of Featherstone [famous for it's rugby league team]. and the village of Featherstone in Staffordshire on the borders of Wolverhampton.

There is a One Named Society dedicated to the Surname and also variant forms of it, Fe(a)therston((e)haugh cover most but not all.

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