Pelton

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Pelton

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From the Old English personal name *Peola + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

proper noun Peltons

countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2553).
countable, uncountable A locality in the Cessnock council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

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"Pelton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pelton. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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

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

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@misc{pelton_2026,
  title = {Pelton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pelton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}