Malton

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Malton

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

proper noun Maltons

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

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@misc{malton_2026,
  title = {Malton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/malton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}