Welcome to Dalton Online

This site is designed to benefit the communities of Dalton in Furness. It is intended to bring you, the community and any visitors up to date news and information on up and coming events. Also some interesting facts or information about Dalton and the surrounding areas. The information on this site is provided by the people of the community and, as such, if there is anything at all you feel should or could be included, anything you feel could be of benefit to the site and the community please do not hesitate to contact us.

We are currently building up a gallery of local pictures, old and new, if you have any that you would like to see on this site please also send these to webmaster@daltononline.co.uk. (See Picture Gallery for more details).

A Little Dalton History

Dalton is an ancient settlement, being mentioned in the Domesday Book as Daltune. It was peopled in the Bronze Age and then the Celts arrived. By the 10th Century the Anglo Saxons had settled here. The area was ravaged by the Norse who became the indigenous population and were later supplanted by the Second Generation of Norse who were farmers from Ireland. Click HERE to read more about Dalton and surrounding areas.

Special Notices   Dalton Traders & Business Association held the Annual Medieval Market in Dalton on 25th May 2009. We hope you enjoyed it. Do you have any Medieval Market photographs you would like to share with the people of Dalton? If so please email them to webmaster@daltononline.co.uk                         ------------------------------   Do you have any News/Events happening in and around Dalton - in - Furness? Let us know via the News & Events page or email details to webmaster@daltononline.co.uk and we will add them ASAP.                                   -----------------------------   Welcome to the new look Dalton Online, These pages are still under construction, We appreciate your patience whilst we continue to work towards removing any bugs and enhancing your Dalton Online experience.    Your feedback, suggestions, comments would be greatly appreciated.

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