English Explanatory Dictionary

Halton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename
  2. A place in the United Kingdom:
  3. The Borough of Halton, a unitary authority and borough in Cheshire, England, formed in 1974.
  4. A village in Runcorn, Cheshire, England, which gave its name to the above borough (OS grid ref SJ5381).
  5. A village in Aylesbury Vale district, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8710).
  6. A village in Halton-with-Aughton parish, Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5064).
  7. A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3433).
  8. A village in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY9967).
  9. A place in Canada:
  10. A regional municipality in southern Ontario, Canada.
  11. A county of Southern Ontario, Ontario, Canada.
  12. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɒl.tən/ /ˈhɔːl.tən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Halton.wav /ˈhɔl.tən/ /ˈhɑl.tən/

Word forms

Halton Haltons

Etymology

* (Halton, Ontario, Canada): Named after William Mathew Halton, a British colonial bureaucrat in Upper Canada.

Synonyms

Halton Region Region of Halton Regional Municipality of Halton Halton Regional Municipality Halton County County of Halton

Derived words

Borough of Halton County of Halton East Halton Halton Borough Halton County Halton Fenside Halton Hills Halton Holegate Halton Lea Gate Halton Region Halton Regional Municipality Halton-with-Aughton Regional Municipality of Halton Region of Halton
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