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Melton.

The Borough of Melton, a local government district with borough status in Leicestershire, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Melton Mowbray.

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name/ˈmɛltən/
  1. The Borough of Melton, a local government district with borough status in Leicestershire, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Melton Mowbray.

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  2. A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM2850).

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  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

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  4. A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Melton, Victoria, Australia

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Where this word comes from

From Old English middel (“middle”) + tūn (“enclosure”). Compare Middleton and Milton.

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