Milton may refer to:

Names

Milton (surname) Milton is an English language, English surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Aaron Milton, Canadian football player *Anne Milton, United Kingdom Member of Parliament *Arthur Milton, English cricketer and footballer *Berth Milton Sr., S ...

, a surname (and list of people with that surname) **

John Milton John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet and intellectual. His 1667 epic poem '' Paradise Lost'', written in blank verse and including over ten chapters, was written in a time of immense religious flux and political ...

(1608–1674), English poet *

Milton (given name) Milton is a given name, and may refer to: People: *Milton Acorn (1923–1986), Canadian poet, writer, and playwright *Milton Ager (1893–1979), American composer *Milton Avery (1885–1965), American modern painter *Milton Babbitt (1916–2011), A ...

Milton Friedman Milton Friedman (; July 31, 1912 – November 16, 2006) was an American economist and statistician who received the 1976 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his research on consumption analysis, monetary history and theory and the ...

(1912–2006),

Nobel laureate The Nobel Prizes ( sv, Nobelpriset, no, Nobelprisen) are awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Swedish Academy, the Karolinska Institutet, and the Norwegian Nobel Committee to individuals and organizations who make out ...

in Economics, author of '' Free to Choose''

Places

Australia

Milton, New South Wales Milton is a village in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, within the City of Shoalhaven. It was founded in 1860, named after the property of post master George Knight and became an important regional centre during the 19th Cent ...

Milton, Queensland Milton is a riverside inner suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , the population of Milton was 2,274 people. Geography Milton is approximately west of the central business district. The suburb is a mixture of light ...

, a suburb of Brisbane ** Milton Courts, a tennis centre **

Milton House, Milton Milton House is a heritage-listed villa at 50 McDougall Street, Milton, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built from . It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. History Milton House was erected in 18 ...

, a heritage-listed house **

Milton railway station, Brisbane Milton railway station is located on the Main line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Milton. The station includes a walkbridge to Lang Park and is also immediately adjacent the Castlemaine Perkins brewery. History ...

Milton Reach The Brisbane River is the longest river in South East Queensland, Australia, and flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay on the Coral Sea. John Oxley, the first European to explore the river, named it after the ...

, a reach of the Brisbane River **

Milton Road Milton Road is an arterial road in Brisbane, Australia. It is currently signed as State Route 32 for its entire length. Milton Road is a major corridor for traffic between the Brisbane central business district and the western suburbs. It car ...

, an arterial road in Brisbane

Canada

Milton, Newfoundland and Labrador Milton is a designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador that is a neighbourhood within the Town of George's Brook-Milton. Originally named King's Cove, it changed its name to Milton (it is believed after the poet John ...

Milton, Nova Scotia Milton is a village located immediately north of Liverpool, Nova Scotia in the Region of Queens Nova Scotia. The village is most well known for being the birthplace of the international best selling author Margaret Marshall Saunders. Her most ...

in the Region of Queens Municipality *

Milton, Ontario Milton (Canada 2016 Census, 2016 census population 110,128) is a town in Southern Ontario, Canada, and part of the Regional Municipality of Halton, Halton Region in the Greater Toronto Area. Between 2001 and 2011, Milton was the fastest growing mun ...

Milton line The Milton line is one of the seven train lines of the GO Transit system in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. It extends from Union Station in Toronto to Milton, by way of Mississauga. History The Canadian Pacific Railway strongly ...

, a commuter train line **

Milton GO Station Milton may refer to: Names * Milton (surname), a surname (and list of people with that surname) ** John Milton (1608–1674), English poet * Milton (given name) ** Milton Friedman (1912–2006), Nobel Prize, Nobel laureate in Economics, author ...

Milton (electoral district) Milton is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that consists of the town of Milton and part of Burlington which has a population growing much faster than the Ontario average. It was created by the 2012 federal redistribution and pr ...

, Ontario **

Milton (provincial electoral district) Milton is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (OLA, french: Assemblée législative de l'Ontario) is the legislative chamber of ...

, Ontario *

Beaverton, Ontario Beaverton is a community in Brock Township in the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada. History Beaverton was first settled in 1822. The settlement is located on Lake Simcoe at the mouth of the Beaver River. It was called Calder's M ...

a community in Durham Region and renamed as Beaverton in 1835 * Rural Municipality of Milton No. 292, Saskatchewan

New Zealand

Milton, New Zealand Milton, formerly known as Tokomairiro or Tokomairaro, is a town of over 2,000 people, located on State Highway 1, 50 kilometres to the south of Dunedin in Otago, New Zealand. It lies on the floodplain of the Tokomairaro River, one branch of whic ...

United Kingdom

England

Milton, Cambridgeshire Milton is a village just north of Cambridge, England, with a population of 4,679 at the 2011 census. History Milton grew from a small population of 31 peasants in 1086, growing slowly up to 170 people making up 40 families in 1728. The Ordnance ...

, a village north of Cambridge * Milton, Brampton, Cumbria * Milton, Milnthorpe, Cumbria *

Milton, Derbyshire Milton is a hamlet 6 miles south-west of Derby and 1.5 miles east of Repton. Its population is around 200. It is thought to have been established by the Saxons between 500 and 550 AD. It is featured in the Domesday book as Berewite of Middletune ( ...

, a village in south Derbyshire *

Milton, Dorset The former town of Milton (or Middleton) in Dorset, England was cleared by the local landowner, Joseph Damer, Lord Milton, in the 1770s. This was a result of a fashion amongst English landowners to improve the amenity of their homes by convertin ...

, a former town *

Milton on Stour Milton on Stour is a small village in North Dorset North Dorset was a local government district in Dorset, England. It was largely rural, but included the towns of Blandford Forum, Gillingham, Shaftesbury, Stalbridge and Sturminster Newt ...

, Dorset * Milton, a former hamlet in

Westcliff-on-Sea Westcliff-on-Sea (often abbreviated to Westcliff) is an inner city area of the city of Southend-on-Sea, in the City of Southend-on-Sea, in the ceremonial county of Essex, England. It is on the north shore of the lower Thames Estuary, about 34 m ...

, Essex *

Milton, Nottinghamshire Milton is a hamlet in Nottinghamshire. It is part of West Markham civil parish, a short distance northwest of West Markham and southwest of Sibthorpe. Mausoleum The mausoleum at Milton was designed by Robert Smirke and built in 1831–2. It w ...

Milton, Cherwell Milton is a village and civil parish about south of Banbury in Oxfordshire, on the Milton road between the villages of Adderbury and Bloxham. *The Church of England parish church of Saint John the Evangelist was built in 1856 by the Gothic ...

, Oxfordshire * Milton, Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire **

Milton Park Milton Park is a mixed use business and technology park in Oxfordshire, England, operated by MEPC plc. It is just south of the village of Milton, about west of Didcot. It is on the site of a former Ministry of Defence depot between the A34 ...

, a business park *

Milton-under-Wychwood Milton-under-Wychwood is an English village and civil parish about north of Burford, Oxfordshire, just off the A361 road between Burford and Chipping Norton. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 1,648. History The village is o ...

, Oxfordshire *

Milton, Portsmouth Milton is a residential area of the English city of Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, on the south eastern side of Portsea Island. Milton is bordered on the eastern coast of Portsea Island by Langstone Harbour, with Eastney to the south-east, Sout ...

* Milton, Somerset, hamlet in Ash parish, South Somerset * Milton, North Somerset, an area of

Weston-super-Mare Weston-super-Mare, also known simply as Weston, is a seaside town in North Somerset, England. It lies by the Bristol Channel south-west of Bristol between Worlebury Hill and Bleadon Hill. It includes the suburbs of Mead Vale, Milton, Oldmixon ...

, Somerset *

Milton, Staffordshire Milton is located in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England. It is mainly situated between the A5009 and A53 roads. It shares its borders with Light Oaks, Baddeley Green, Sneyd Green, and Abbey Hulton. Milton is part of the Abbey Green war ...

* Milton, Wiltshire, a hamlet near East Knoyle * Milton-next-Gravesend, an ecclesiastical parish in the north-west of Kent, England

Scotland

Milton (South Uist) Milton ( gd, Geàrraidh Bhailteas) is the name of a Tacksman, tack or tenant farm on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It was on this tack that Jacobitism, Jacobite heroine Flora MacDonald (Scottish Jacobite), Flora MacDona ...

, in the Outer Hebrides *

Milton of Strathbogie Huntly ( gd, Srath Bhalgaidh or ''Hunndaidh'') is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, formerly known as Milton of Strathbogie or simply Strathbogie. It had a population of 4,460 in 2004 and is the site of Huntly Castle. Its neighbouring settlemen ...

, former name of Huntly, Aberdeenshire *

Milton of Finavon Milton of Finavon is a hamlet in Angus, Scotland that lies adjacent to the A90 road on its southern side by the River South Esk. It is approximately 5 miles north-east of Forfar Forfar ( sco, Farfar, gd, Baile Fharfair) is the county town ...

, Angus * Milton of Ogilvie, Angus *

Milton of Campsie Milton may refer to: Names * Milton (surname), a surname (and list of people with that surname) ** John Milton (1608–1674), English poet * Milton (given name) ** Milton Friedman (1912–2006), Nobel laureate in Economics, author of '' Free ...

, East Dunbartonshire *

Milton, Easter Ross Milton ( gd, Baile Mhuilinn Anndra), known as Milntown of Tarbat until the early 1970s, is a small Easter Ross community between Kildary and Barbaraville on Scotland's North East coast. History The Scottish clans It was a centre for oatmeal an ...

, a village near Kildary, Easter Ross, Highland *

Milton of Balgonie Milton of Balgonie () is a small village in central Fife, Scotland. It is situated east of Glenrothes between the nearby villages of Markinch and Coaltown of Balgonie to the west and Windygates to the east. Nearby attractions include Balgonie Cas ...

, Fife *

Milton, Glasgow Milton is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow, situated north of the River Clyde. The housing scheme is about north of Glasgow City Centre and forms part of the northern edge of the city's urban area. Location and history The constructi ...

, a district of the city * Milton, Glenurquhart, a village near Drumnadrochit, Highland *

Milton, Stirling Milton is a hamlet in Stirling, Scotland near Aberfoyle Aberfoyle may refer to: *Aberfoyle, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland *Aberfoyle, Stirling, Scotland * Aberfoyle, Ontario, Canada *Aberfoyle, Texas Aberfoyle is an Unincorporated area, ...

, a hamlet near Aberfoyle *

Milton of Buchanan Milton of Buchanan is a small village in Stirling, Scotland, within the parish of Buchanan. Historically, the village was in the Registration County of Stirlingshire. It was the main village of the parish of Buchanan. However, the village is n ...

, Stirling *

Milton, West Dunbartonshire Milton (historically Milton of Colquhoun) is a village in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It lies about east of Dumbarton, on the A82 Glasgow-Loch Lomond road and below the Overtoun Bridge. It previously had a primary school, closed in 2004. ...

, a village near Dumbarton

United States

Milton, California Milton is an unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California. It lies at an elevation of 394 feet (120 m) and is located at . The community is in ZIP code 95684 and area code 209. Completion of the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1871 m ...

Milton, Delaware Milton is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States, on the Delmarva Peninsula. It is located on the Broadkill River, which empties into Delaware Bay. The population was 2,576 at the 2010 census, an increase of 55.5% over the previous dec ...

Milton, Florida Milton is a city in and the county seat of Santa Rosa County, Florida, located in the Pensacola– Ferry Pass– Brent Metropolitan Statistical Area, also known as the Pensacola Metropolitan Area. Milton is located in the geographic center ...

Milton, Georgia Milton is a city in Fulton County, Georgia, United States. Located about 30 miles due north of Atlanta, Milton is known for its rural and equestrian heritage. The City was incorporated on December 1, 2006, out of the unincorporated northernmost pa ...

Milton County, Georgia Milton County was a county (United States), county of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia from to . It was created on December 18, 1857, from parts of northeastern Cobb County, Georgia, Cobb, southeastern Cherokee County, Georgia, ...

, a former county *

Milton, Illinois Milton is a village in Pike County, Illinois, Pike County, Illinois, United States. The population was 271 at the 2010 census, a decline from 274 in 2000. History Charles E. Bolin (1843–1924), Illinois state representative and businessman, ...

Milton, Indiana Milton is a town in Washington Township, Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 490 at the 2010 census. History Milton was laid out and platted in 1824. The community was named for the presence of several watermills in t ...

Milton, Ohio County, Indiana Milton is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Ohio County, in the U.S. state of Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. ...

Milton, Iowa Milton is a city in Van Buren County, Iowa, United States. The population was 380 at the time of the 2020 census. History Milton was laid out in 1851. In 1872, Milton experienced growth when the Burlington and Southwestern Railway was built thr ...

Milton, Kansas Milton is an unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the community and nearby areas was 155. It is located southeast of Norwich at the intersection of N Argonia Rd and W 120 ...

Milton, Kentucky Milton is a home rule-class city along the south bank of the Ohio River in Trimble County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 597 at the time of the 2020 Census, making it the largest city in Trimble County. The Milton-Madison Bridge ...

Milton, Louisiana Milton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States. At the 2010 United States Census, 2010 U.S. census it had a population of 3,030; at the 2019 American Community Survey, it had an est ...

Milton, Maine Milton is an unorganized territory (township) in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 150 at the 2020 census. The township was formerly a plantation that surrendered its organization in 1939. Geography According to the Unite ...

Milton, Massachusetts Milton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States and an affluent suburb of Boston. The population was 28,630 at the 2020 census. Milton is the birthplace of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush, and architect Buckminster Fuller. ...

Milton Academy Milton Academy (also known as Milton) is a highly selective, coeducational, independent preparatory, boarding and day school in Milton, Massachusetts consisting of a grade 9–12 Upper School and a grade K–8 Lower School. Boarding is offered ...

, a preparatory school in Milton, Massachusetts *

Milton Township, Antrim County, Michigan Milton Township is a civil township of Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,204 at the 2010 census. Communities *Elgin was the name of a post office in this township from 1875 until 1881. *Grand Traverse Band of O ...

Milton Township, Cass County, Michigan Milton Township is a civil township of Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,878 at the 2010 census, up from 2,646 at the 2000 census. Communities There are no incorporated municipalities in the township. * Dover ...

Milton Township, Dodge County, Minnesota Milton Township is a township in Dodge County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 692 at the 2000 census. Milton Township was organized in 1858. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 3 ...

* Milton, Atchison County, Missouri *

Milton, Kansas City Milton is a neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, primarily located in North A ...

, Missouri * Milton, Randolph County, Missouri *

Milton, New Hampshire Milton is a town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,482 at the 2020 census. A manufacturing, resort and residential town, Milton includes the village of Milton Mills. The primary village in town, where 593 peop ...

Milton (CDP), New Hampshire Milton is a census-designated place (CDP) and the primary village in the town of Milton, Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The population of the CDP was 593 at the 2020 census, out of 4,482 in the entire town. Geography The CDP is ...

, a census-designated place within the town *

Milton (town), New York Milton is a town in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 17,103 at the 2000 census. Some believe that the town was named after the poet, John Milton, while other sources state that it is a shortening of "Mill-town" for t ...

, in Saratoga County **

Milton (CDP), Saratoga County, New York Milton is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Milton in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 2,692 at the 2000 census. Geography Milton is located at (43.03473, -73.848405). According to the United States Cen ...

, a census-designated place within the town *

Milton, Ulster County, New York Milton is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 1,650 at the 2020 census. The locale was named after John Milton, an English poet. The community of Milton is located in the northea ...

, a census-designated place and hamlet in Ulster County *

Milton, North Carolina Milton is a town in Caswell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 166 at the 2010 census. It is adjacent to the Virginia International Raceway, just across the state line in Virginia. The town's name was derived from its beginn ...

Milton, North Dakota Milton is a city in Cavalier County, North Dakota, Cavalier County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 39 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Milton was founded in 1887. Geography According to the United States Census Bur ...

Milton Township, Ashland County, Ohio Milton Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 2,383. Geography Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Clear Creek Townsh ...

Milton Township, Wood County, Ohio Milton Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 979 people in the township. Geography Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Weston Township - ...

Milton, Pennsylvania Milton is a borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States, on the West Branch Susquehanna River, north of Harrisburg, located in Central Pennsylvania's Susquehanna River Valley. It is approximately 10 miles upriver from the mouth ...

* Milton, Tennessee *

Milton, Texas Milton is an unincorporated community in Lamar County, Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 mil ...

Milton, Vermont Milton is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,723. According to local legend, the town was named for the English poet John Milton, but the name most likely originated from William Fi ...

, a town **

Milton (CDP), Vermont Milton is an unincorporated village within the Milton, Vermont, town of Milton in Chittenden County, Vermont, Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. The village disincorporated in 2003 and became a census-designated place (CDP) in 2008. As of t ...

, a census-designated place within the town *

Milton, Washington Milton is a city in King County, Washington, King and Pierce County, Washington, Pierce counties in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. The population was 8,697 at the time of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Milton borde ...

* Milton, West Virginia *

Milton, Buffalo County, Wisconsin Milton is a town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, Buffalo County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 534 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated community of Czechville, Wisconsin, Czechville is located in the town. Geography Milton is ...

, a town *

Milton, Wisconsin Milton is a city in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 5,716 at the 2020 census. History The city was formed as a result of the 1967 merger of the villages of Milton and Milton Junction. In November of that year, ballot ...

, a city in Rock County **

Milton College Milton College was a private college located in Milton, Wisconsin. Founded in 1844 as the Milton Academy, it closed in 1982. Its campus is now part of the Milton Historic District. History The college was founded as the Milton Academy (high scho ...

, a former private college in Milton, Wisconsin **

Milton, Rock County, Wisconsin Milton is a town in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,100 at the 2020 census. The City of Milton is within the town, although it is politically independent. The unincorporated communities of Charlie Bluff, Coopers Shore ...

, a town surrounding the city

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*'' Milton: A Poem in Two Books'', an epic poem by William Blake * ''Milton'' (album), a 1976 album by Milton Nascimento * ''Milton ''(cartoon), a series of cartoons for ''Saturday Night Live'' and the film ''Office Space'' *

Milton (crater) Milton is a crater on Mercury (planet), Mercury. It has a diameter of 186 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Milton is named for the English poet John Milton, who lived from 1608 to 1674. MESSENGER ...

, a crater on Mercury *

Milton (game) Milton is an electronic talking game. According to the patent, Milton was the first electronic talking game that allowed two people to play against each other. Previously released devices of this type, such as Speak & Spell by Texas Instruments, ...

, an electronic game made in 1980 by Milton Bradley * Milton (horse), a show jumping horse ridden by John Whitaker * ''Milton'' (opera), by Gaspare Spontini *

Milton Abbey School Milton Abbey school is an independent school for day and boarding pupils in the village of Milton Abbas, near Blandford Forum in Dorset, in South West England. It has 224 pupils , in five houses: Athelstan, Damer, Hambro, Hodgkinson and Tregonw ...

, Dorset, England *

Milton Corporation Milton Corporation Limited is an Australian listed investment company A listed investment company (LIC) is an Australian '' closed-end'' collective investment scheme similar to investment trusts in the UK and closed-end funds in the United States ...

, Australian investment company *

Milton rail crash The Milton rail crash was a crash in 1955, at Milton, Berkshire (now part of Oxfordshire). A passenger train took a crossover too fast and derailed. Eleven were killed, and 157 were injured. Overview The crash occurred at about 13:15 on Sun ...

Milton sterilizing fluid Milton sterilizing fluid is produced by Procter & Gamble for sterilization uses. It contains (NaClO) and (NaCl; common salt). is used to sterilise babies' feeding utensils, including baby bottles. It is sold in dissolvable tablets which are th ...

, a brand name of sterilising compound for purposes including baby bottles * Milton the Toaster, an advertising mascot for Pop-Tarts *

Milton United F.C. Milton United Football Club is a football club based in Milton, near Didcot in Oxfordshire, England. Affiliated to the Berks & Bucks Football Association, they are currently members of the and play at Potash Lane. History Under the name Mil ...

, a football club in Milton, Oxfordshire, England

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