Bolton

See also: bolt-on

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): 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”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /bɒltən/

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Proper noun

Bolton

1. A placename:
   1. A town and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England.
   2. A small village in Fangfoss parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE7752).
   3. An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Kansas, United States.
   4. A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
   5. A town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Bolton Abbey
• Bolton-by-Bowland
• Bolton-le-Sands
• Bolton Percy
• Bolton upon Dearne
• Castle Bolton

Translations

town

• Greek: Μπόλτον (el) (Bólton)
• Macedonian: Болтон m (Bolton)

surname

See also

• Boltons (civil parish)