Malton

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proper noun

A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE7871).

OriginOld English mæþel →
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Meanings

proper nounMalton (countable and uncountable, plural Maltons)

plural Maltons

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA market town and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE7871).
    2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Lanchester parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1846).
    3. countableuncountableA neighbourhood of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
    4. countableuncountableA former settlement in Glenn County, California, United States.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishmæþel“speech”
  2. EnglishMalton

Probably from Old English mæþel (“speech”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), hence a settlement where a public assembly was held.

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Cite this entry
APA

Malton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malton

MLA

“Malton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malton. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Malton,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malton.

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