English Explanatory Dictionary

Bolton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A place in the United Kingdom:
  2. A town and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England.
  3. A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY6323).
  4. A small village in Fangfoss parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE7752).
  5. A small village in Hedgeley parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1013).
  6. A northern suburb of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1635).
  7. A small village south of Haddington, East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT5070).
  8. A number of places in the United States:
  9. A town in Tolland County, Connecticut.
  10. A neighbourhood of Atlanta, Georgia.
  11. An unincorporated community in Stephenson County, Illinois.
  12. An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Kansas.

Pronunciation

/bɒltən/ En-uk-Bolton.ogg

Word forms

Bolton Boulton

Etymology

From Middle English Bodeltone (in the Domesday Book) etc., ultimately from Old English bolt, bold, botl, etc. (“home, hall, manor”) + -tun (“-ton: enclosure, town”).

Related words

Boltons

Derived words

Bolton Abbey Bolton-by-Bowland Bolton-le-Sands Bolton Percy Bolton Point Bolton upon Dearne Castle Bolton Mount Bolton

Translations

Greek: Μπόλτον Macedonian: Болтон
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