Dalton
A habitational surname from Old English.
John Dalton, English chemist.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A hamlet in Burton-in-Kendal parish, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD5476).
A hamlet and civil parish in West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England, north of Skelmersdale (OS grid ref SD4908).
A hamlet in Hexhamshire parish, south of Hexham, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY9158).
A hamlet in Stamfordham parish, west of Ponteland, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ1172)
A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE4376).
A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref NZ1108).
A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4594).
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