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Middleton

  • /ˈmɪ.dəl.tən/

Rhymes with -ɪdəltən

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From Old English Middeltūn, equivalent to middle + -ton.

The town in Nova Scotia is named for its location midway between Annapolis Royal and Kentville.

proper noun Middletons

  1. countable, uncountable A rural locality and civil parish (without a council) in Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, previously in South Lakeland district, the locality also known as Middleton in Lonsdale or Middleton-on-Lune (OS grid ref SD6286).
  2. countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, otherwise known as Middleton-by-Wirksworth, the name of the parish council (OS grid ref SK2756).
  3. countable, uncountable A village in Middleton and Smerrill parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, otherwise known as Middleton-by-Youlgreave (OS grid ref SK1963).
  4. countable, uncountable A civil parish (served by Middleton-on-the-Wolds Parish Council) for Middleton-on-the-Wolds, East Riding of Yorkshire.
  5. countable, uncountable A village and civil parish (served by Hennys', Middleton and Twinstead Parish Council) in Braintree district, Essex (OS grid ref TL8739).
  6. countable, uncountable A town in Rochdale borough, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD8705).
  7. countable, uncountable A settlement in Longparish civil parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4244).
  8. countable, uncountable A village and civil parish near Heysham, Lancaster district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD4258).
  9. countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TF6616).
  10. countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, formerly in Corby district (OS grid ref SP8389).
  11. countable, uncountable A settlement and civil parish (served by Belford and Middleton Parish Council) in north Northumberland (OS grid ref NU1035).
  12. countable, uncountable A village in Wallington Demesne parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ0685).
  13. countable, uncountable A small village in Bitterley parish, south Shropshire (OS grid ref SO5477).
  14. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Oswestry Rural parish, north-west Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ3129).
  15. countable, uncountable A village in Middleton cum Fordley parish, East Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM4367).
  16. countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP1798).
  17. countable, uncountable A suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3028).
  18. countable, uncountable A hamlet near Friockheim, Angus council area (OS grid ref NO5848).
  19. countable, uncountable A hamlet on Tiree, Argyll and Bute council area (OS grid ref NL9443).
  20. countable, uncountable A hamlet in south Midlothian council area (OS grid ref NT3657).
  21. countable, uncountable A settlement in Rhossili community, City and County of Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref SS4287).
  22. countable, uncountable A town in Nova Scotia, Canada. (historical)

    Similar: Wilmot Corner

  23. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in San Juan County, Colorado.
  24. countable, uncountable A city in Canyon County, Idaho.
  25. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Simpson County, Kentucky.
  26. countable, uncountable A town in Essex County, Massachusetts.
  27. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Fulton Township, Gratiot County, Michigan.
  28. countable, uncountable A ghost town in Montgomery County, Mississippi.
  29. countable, uncountable An inactive township in Lafayette County, Missouri.
  30. countable, uncountable A town in Strafford County, New Hampshire.
  31. countable, uncountable A township in Columbiana County, Ohio.
  32. countable, uncountable A township in Wood County, Ohio.
  33. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon.
  34. countable, uncountable A minor city in Hardeman County, Tennessee.
  35. countable, uncountable A community in St. George, Washington County, Utah.
  36. countable, uncountable A city in Dane County, Wisconsin.
  37. countable, uncountable A town in Dane County, Wisconsin, adjacent to the city.
  38. countable, uncountable A rural locality in the Shire of Winton, Queensland.
  39. countable, uncountable A town in Alexandrina council area, South Australia.
  40. countable, uncountable A rural locality in Kingborough council area and Huon Valley council area, Tasmania.
  41. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape province, South Africa.
  42. countable, uncountable A western suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  43. countable, uncountable An earldom in the English peerage.
  44. countable An English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English from any of the places.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: moz, midtown, midland, midmost, midpoint, middle, median, medial, central, center, heart, core, hub, nucleus, halfway, interior

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"Middleton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/middleton. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Middleton. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/middleton

Chicago

"Middleton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/middleton.

BibTeX
@misc{middleton_2026,
  title = {Middleton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/middleton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}