Malton

Malton, a town in the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire, on the Derwent, 22 miles NE. of York. It consists of New Malton, Norton, and Old Malton. The Derventio probably of the Romans, it has the Norman church of a Gilbertine priory (1150), and a free grammar-school, founded in 1545 by Archbishop Holgate; but no trace remains of a Norman castle. Iron and brass founding, tanning, brewing, &c. are carried on; and Norton is famous for its training stables. Till 1868 Malton returned two members, and then till 1885 one. Pop. 4910.