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Survey of English Place-Names

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Dalton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Rotherham

Historical Forms

  • Daltun(e), Dalton(e) 1086 DB 1164–81 Lewes25d 1194–9 YChviii 1229 Pat 1822 Langd
  • Dalton by Roderham 1416,1424 Pat
  • Dauton 1197 FF 1260 Ch

Etymology

'Valley farmstead', v. dæl , tūn . It refers to the valley of Dalton Brook. The two villages were distinguished as

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name