Bolton.
A place in the United Kingdom:
Meaning & usage
A place in the United Kingdom: A town and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England.
A place in the United Kingdom: A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY6323).
A place in the United Kingdom: A small village in Fangfoss parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE7752).
A place in the United Kingdom: A small village in Hedgeley parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1013).
A place in the United Kingdom: A northern suburb of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1635).
A place in the United Kingdom: A small village south of Haddington, East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT5070).
A number of places in the United States: A town in Tolland County, Connecticut.
A number of places in the United States: A neighbourhood of Atlanta, Georgia.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Stephenson County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Kansas.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Maple Ridge Township, Alpena County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Hinds County, Mississippi.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Harrison County, Missouri.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Warren County, New York.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Columbus County, North Carolina.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Lexington Township, Stark County, Ohio.
A number of places in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in Chittenden County, Vermont.
A large community in the town of Caledon, Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario, Canada.
A locality in the Rural City of Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia.
A habitational surname from Old English.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English Bodeltone (in the Domesday Book) etc., ultimately from Old English bolt, bold, botl, etc. (“home, hall, manor”) + -tun (“-ton: enclosure, town”).
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