Monkton is an

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in northern

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, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,856 people. The community is in area, with approximately . As an unincorporated area, Monkton has no legally defined boundaries, and its ZIP code (21111) includes a portion of adjacent Harford County. The community was named after

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by Robert Cummings, a

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n. Cummings initially named it ''Monckton Mills'' in honor of Rosanna Trites, a former love who was among the Pennsylvania Germans who had moved to Moncton in 1765. Cummings had also gone to Moncton, but returned in 1773 and settled at his uncle's estate in this community. East of Monkton is an area named "

My Lady's Manor My Lady's Manor is a national historic district at Monkton, Baltimore County and Jarrettsville, Harford County, Maryland, United States. It is a rural or agricultural area, with one village, Monkton. Monkton first developed around a water-pow ...

", known for its horse farms, sprawling countryside, and old, stately homes set back from the country roads. In 1713,

Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore (August 27, 1637 – February 21, 1715) was an English colonial administrator. He inherited the province of Maryland in 1675 upon the death of his father, Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore. He had been his ...

, decreed 10,000 acres (40 km²) for himself. He made a gift of this land to his fourth wife, christening the estate "My Lady's Manor." It was added to the

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in 1978. Also listed on the National Register are the Corbett Historic District and St. James Church.

Notable people

* Peter Angelos, attorney and owner of the

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* A. J. Burnett, Major League Baseball pitcher * Anthony Casalena, founder, Squarespace * Harriet S. Iglehart, equestrian, philanthropist, writer * Dennis Jones (born 1958), American blues rock musician * Foxhall P. Keene, a thoroughbred owner/breeder and Gold Medallist in

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* Harvey S. Ladew (1887–1976), American fox hunting and topiary enthusiast *

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, former

outfielder *

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, longtime host of

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television's '' Wide World of Sports'' and Olympic commentator * Robert Parker, wine critic * Helen Pitts, a

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trainer was born and raised there

In popular culture

Filmmaker Erik Kristopher Myers shot the 2013 thriller ''

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'' at various public and private locations on York Road and Mt. Carmel Road, including the GBMC, NCR Trail, and The Milton Inn. Experimental rock band

Animal Collective Animal Collective is an American experimental pop band formed in Baltimore County, Maryland. Its members consist of Avey Tare (David Portner), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Geologist (Brian Weitz), and Deakin (Josh Dibb). The band's work is cha ...

recorded their 2003 album '' Campfire Songs'' on a screened-in porch in Monkton.

Transportation

Monkton is three miles east of

Interstate 83 Interstate 83 (I-83) is an Interstate Highway located in the states of Maryland and Pennsylvania in the Eastern United States. Its southern terminus is at a signalized intersection with Fayette Street in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland; its ...

, exit #27. State roads in the area are Maryland Routes 45 (York Road), 138 (Monkton Road), and

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The community was formerly served by the

Northern Central Railway The Northern Central Railway (NCRY) was a Class I Railroad in the United States connecting Baltimore, Maryland, with Sunbury, Pennsylvania, along the Susquehanna River. Completed in 1858, the line came under the control of the Pennsylvania R ...

division of the

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from the mid-19th century until the line's abandonment in 1972 and conversion to a hiking trail, the Northern Central Railroad Trail. The original Monkton station still remains.

Points of interest

* Gunpowder Falls State Park * Ladew Topiary Gardens * Corbett Historic District

References

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