Walton

English

Etymology

Variously from Old English weall (wall) or wealh (Celt, Welshman) + tūn (settlement)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɔːltən/, /ˈwɒltən/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Proper noun

Walton

  1. A surname.
  2. Place names in Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the USA.
    1. A city in Boone County and Kenton County, Kentucky, United States.
    2. A town and village in Delaware County, New York, United States.
    3. A number of places in England, including:
      1. A suburb and civil parish (with a community council) in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP8936). [1]
      2. A northern suburb of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TF1702). [2]
      3. A suburb of the City of Liverpool, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ3694).
      4. A hamlet in Eccleshall parish, Stafford borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8527). [3]
      5. A suburban area in Stone parish, Stafford borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ9033). [4]
      6. A village and civil parish in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3517). [5]
    4. A settlement in Waikato, New Zealand. [6]
  3. Counties in Florida and Georgia, see Walton County.
  4. Clipping of Walton-on-Thames.
  5. Clipping of Walton-on-the-Naze.

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