Halton

Hal·ton
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proper noun

The Borough of Halton, a unitary authority and borough in Cheshire, England, formed in 1974.

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Halton RegionRegion of HaltonRegional Municipality of HaltonHalton Regional MunicipalityHalton CountyCounty of Halton
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Meanings

proper nounHalton (countable and uncountable, plural Haltons)

plural Haltons

  1. A placename
    1. countableuncountableThe Borough of Halton, a unitary authority and borough in Cheshire, England, formed in 1974.
    2. countableuncountableA village in Runcorn, Cheshire, England, which gave its name to the above borough (OS grid ref SJ5381).
    3. countableuncountableA village in Aylesbury Vale district, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8710).
    4. countableuncountableA village in Halton-with-Aughton parish, Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5064).
    5. countableuncountableA suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3433).
    6. countableuncountableA village in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY9967).
    7. countableuncountableA regional municipality in southern Ontario, Canada.

      Synonyms: Halton Region, Region of Halton, Regional Municipality of Halton, Halton Regional Municipality

    8. countableuncountableA county of Southern Ontario, Ontario, Canada.

      Synonyms: Halton County, County of Halton

    9. countableuncountableA locality in the Dungog council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  2. countableuncountableA surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA regional municipality in southern Ontario, Canada.

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Halton RegionRegion of HaltonRegional Municipality of HaltonHalton Regional Municipality

proper nounA county of Southern Ontario, Ontario, Canada.

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Halton CountyCounty of Halton

Origin

* (Halton, Ontario, Canada): Named after William Mathew Halton, a British colonial bureaucrat in Upper Canada.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Halton

daltonAltonmoltenCarshalton
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Anagrams

Holtan
Cite this entry
APA

Halton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Halton

MLA

“Halton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Halton. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Halton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Halton.

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