ton ▁is ▁approximately ▁ ▁north - west , ▁with ▁the ▁villages ▁of ▁Middle ton ▁on ▁the ▁W olds ▁and ▁Lund ▁between . ▁ ▁South ▁Dal ton ▁forms ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁civil ▁parish ▁of ▁Dal ton ▁Hol me . ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁forms ▁part ▁the ▁Dal ton ▁Est ate , ▁owned ▁and ▁managed ▁by ▁the ▁H oth am ▁family ▁which ▁has ▁possessed ▁land ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁for ▁gener ations . ▁The ▁ 1 8 th - century ▁hall ▁is ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁Lord ▁H oth am . ▁The ▁Dal ton ▁Est ate ▁office ▁is ▁within ▁the ▁village . ▁The ▁Est ate ▁houses ▁are ▁of ▁rows ▁of ▁c ott ages ▁and ▁T ud or ▁style ▁houses , ▁some ▁with ▁date ▁pl ates ▁d ating ▁as ▁far ▁back ▁as ▁ 1 7 0 6 . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁A ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁British ▁Place ▁Names ▁the ▁village ▁name ▁der ives ▁from ▁the ▁Old ▁English ▁for ▁a ▁" f arm st ead ▁or ▁village ▁in ▁a ▁valley ." ▁South ▁Dal ton ▁is ▁listed ▁in ▁the ▁Dom es day ▁Book ▁as ▁" Del ton ". ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁survey ▁the ▁settlement ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁H undred ▁of ▁S ne cul fc ros ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁R iding ▁of ▁York shire . ▁It ▁contained ▁twelve ▁households , ▁twelve ▁vill agers , ▁and ▁six ▁pl ough lands . ▁In ▁ 1 0 6 6 ▁E ald red , ▁the ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁York , ▁held ▁the ▁Lord ship , ▁this ▁transfer ring ▁by ▁ 1 0 8 6 ▁to