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Middleton

Pronunciation: /ˈmɪ.dəl.tən/

The English word “Middleton” has 10 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. A civil parish (served by Middleton-on-the-Wolds Parish Council) for Middleton-on-the-Wolds, East Riding of Yorkshire.
  2. A settlement and civil parish (served by Belford and Middleton Parish Council) in north Northumberland (OS grid ref NU1035).
  3. An unincorporated community in San Juan County, Colorado.
  4. An unincorporated community in Simpson County, Kentucky.
  5. An unincorporated community in Fulton Township, Gratiot County, Michigan.
  6. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon.
  7. A community in St. George, Washington County, Utah.
  8. A rural locality in the Shire of Winton, Queensland.
  9. A rural locality in Kingborough council area and Huon Valley council area, Tasmania.
  10. An earldom in the English peerage.

Etymology

From Old English Middeltūn, equivalent to middle + -ton. The town in Nova Scotia is named for its location midway between Annapolis Royal and Kentville.

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