Melton (disambiguation)
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As a place name, Melton may refer to:
Melton may also refer to:
As a surname, Melton may refer to:
- Melton, VictoriaMelton, VictoriaMelton is an outer-suburban city of Melbourne Victoria, Australia located 35 km east from Melbourne's central business district. It is the administrative centre for the Shire of Melton Local Government Area. At the 2006 Census, the Shire of Melton had a population of 35,490...
, a satellite town outside Melbourne, Australia- Electoral district of MeltonElectoral district of MeltonThe Electoral district of Melton is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.It contains the towns of Bacchus Marsh, Balliang, Balliang East, Blackwood, Brookfield, Greendale, Kurunjang, Melton, Melton South, Melton West, Mount Cottrell, Sydenham West, and Toolern Vale as well as...
, the Victorian Legislative Assembly electorate based on Melton - Melton, Victoria (suburb)Melton, Victoria (suburb)Melton is the central suburb in the city of Melton, located in the outer west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is within the Local Government Area of the Shire of Melton....
, a suburb of Melton - Shire of MeltonShire of MeltonThe Shire of Melton is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer western suburbs of Melbourne. The Shire comprises several settled urban areas, the main one being the township of Melton, which lies at the western end of the Shire...
, a Victorian Local Government Authority based on Melton
- Electoral district of Melton
- Melton (borough), a local government district in Leicestershire, England
- Melton, East Riding of YorkshireMelton, East Riding of YorkshireMelton is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated about west of Kingston upon Hull city centre and lies to the north of the A63 road.With Welton and Wauldby, it forms the civil parish of Welton....
, England - Melton, SuffolkMelton, SuffolkMelton is a village in Suffolk, England, located approximately one mile north east of Woodbridge. The 2001 census recorded a population of 3718. The village is served by Melton railway station on the Ipswich-Lowestoft East Suffolk Line....
, England
Melton may also refer to:
- Melton (horse)Melton (horse)Melton was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career that lasted from 1884 to 1886 he ran eighteen times and won eleven races. In 1885 he won the second two legs of the English Triple Crown, the Derby at Epsom and the St Leger at Doncaster...
, a British Thoroughbred racehorse - a type of mackinaw cloth, named after Melton Mowbray
- a brand of brass instruments by Meinl-WestonMeinl-WestonMeinl-Weston is a leading manufacturer of brass instruments, based in Geretsried in Germany and formerly based in Graslitz.Their main brands are Melton and Meinl Weston, with current instruments bearing both logos...
As a surname, Melton may refer to:
- Barry MeltonBarry MeltonBarry "The Fish" Melton was the co-founder and original lead guitarist of Country Joe and The Fish. Barry appears on all the Country Joe and The Fish recordings and he also wrote some of the songs that the band recorded...
(born 1947), a musician and co-founder of Country Joe and The Fish - Douglas A. Melton (born 1953), a developmental biologist
- Frank MeltonFrank MeltonFrank Ervin Melton was the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, United States, from 4 July 2005 until his death on 7 May 2009. Melton, an African American, defeated the city's first black mayor Harvey Johnson, Jr. Melton won 63 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary against Johnson, who had...
(died 2009), former mayor of Jackson, Mississippi - J. Gordon MeltonJ. Gordon MeltonJohn Gordon Melton is an American religious scholar who was the founding director of the Institute for the Study of American Religion and is currently a research specialist in religion and New Religious Movements with the Department of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara...
(born 1942), an American religious scholar - John MeltonJohn MeltonSir John Melton was an English merchant, writer and politician.He was appointed Secretary to the Council of the North in 1635, by Charles I of England.He was elected Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the year of his death....
(died 1640), English politician and author - Parvati MeltonParvati MeltonParvati Melton is a tall Indian model. She acts in Telugu and Malayalam movies. She acted with Raja in the film Vennela, which turned out to be a success. She acted in the super hit Malayalam film Hallo with South Indian star Mohanlal.-Filmography:-External links:...
(born 1989), Indian model and actress - Sid MeltonSid MeltonSid Melton was an American actor known for his roles as incompetent carpenter Alf Monroe in the CBS sitcom Green Acres and as Uncle Charlie Halper, proprietor of the Copa Club, in Make Room for Daddy and its spin-offs.Born as Sidney Meltzer in Brooklyn, New York, he was the brother of screenwriter...
{born 1920), American actor - Terrence MeltonTerrence MeltonTerrence Lee Melton is an American football linebacker for the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League. He was signed by the Houston Thunderbears as a street free agent in 2000...
(born 1977), American football player - William MeltonWilliam Melton-Life:Melton was the son of Henry of Melton, and the brother of Henry de Melton. He was born in Melton in the parish of Welton, about nine miles from Kingston upon Hull. He was a contemporary of John Hotham, Chancellor of England and Bishop of Ely...
(died 1340), Archbishop of York
See also
- Melton South, VictoriaMelton South, VictoriaMelton South is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 35 km west from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Melton. At the 2006 Census, Melton South had a population of 8,800.-History:...
, a suburb of Melton - Melton West, VictoriaMelton West, VictoriaMelton West is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 40 km west from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Melton. At the 2006 Census, Melton West had a population of 10,381....
, a suburb of Melton - Melton MowbrayMelton MowbrayMelton Mowbray is a town in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. It is to the northeast of Leicester, and southeast of Nottingham...
, the main town of Melton borough, England