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Bolton
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bolt-on
English
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Alternative forms
en Boulton surname
Etymology
From en enm Bodeltone (in the Domesday Book) etc., ultimately from en ang bolt, ang bold, ang botl, etc. (“home, hall, manor”) + ang -tun -ton: enclosure, town.
Pronunciation
en /bɒltən/ UK
en En-uk-Bolton.ogg UK
Proper noun
A place in the United Kingdom:
en town/and/metbor co/Greater Manchester cc/England.
en 2010-12-29 Chris Whyatt Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton w:BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9309542.stm But Bolton deserve real credit, seeking to take advantage of their jitters at every opportunity in typically determined fashion. https://web.archive.org/web/20260204040745/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9309542.stm 4 February 2026
en village/and/cpar in x/Westmorland and Furness co/Cumbria cc/England previously in dist/Eden OS grid ref NY6323. Parish map (Cumbria)
en small village par/Fangfoss co/East Riding of Yorkshire cc/England OS grid ref SE7752.
en small village par/Hedgeley co/Northumberland cc/England OS grid ref NU1013.
en northern suburb city/Bradford co/West Yorkshire cc/England OS grid ref SE1635. Ward map (Bradford)
en small village south of x/Haddington carea/East Lothian cc/Scotland OS grid ref NT5070.
en number of places c/USA:
en town co/Tolland County s/Connecticut. TopoZone: Bolton, Connecticut
en neighbourhood city/Atlanta s/Georgia.
en ucomm co/Stephenson County s/Illinois.
en ucomm co/Montgomery County s/Kansas.
en town co/Worcester County s/Massachusetts.
en ucomm twp:Suf/Maple Ridge co/Alpena County s/Michigan.
en town co/Hinds County s/Mississippi.
en ucomm co/Harrison County s/Missouri.
en town co/Warren County s/New York.
en town co/Columbus County s/North Carolina.
en CDP twp:Suf/Lexington co/Stark County s/Ohio.
en town/and/CDP therein, in co/Chittenden County s/Vermont.
en large comm in the town:pref/Caledon rmun/Peel p/Ontario c/Canada.
en locality rural city:Pref/Swan Hill s/Victoria c/Australia.
en habitational Old English.
en 2019-09-10 Reason (magazine) Reason Christian Britschgi https://reason.com/2019/09/10/ultra-hawk-john-bolton-fired-from-trump-administration/ Ultra-Hawk John Bolton Fired From Trump Administration This was not the first disagreement between the ultra-hawkish John Bolton Bolton and the occasionally more intervention-skeptic Trump. https://web.archive.org/web/20260929131101/https://reason.com/2019/09/10/ultra-hawk-john-bolton-fired-from-trump-administration/ 29 September 2026
Derived terms
en Bolton Abbey Bolton Landing Bolton Percy Bolton Point Bolton upon Dearne Bolton-by-Bowland Bolton-le-Sands Boltonian boltonite Castle Bolton Mount Bolton
Translations
town
Greek: el Μπόλτον
Macedonian: mk Болтон m
surname
See also
en Boltons civil parish
References
en terms suffixed with -ton