Other current and historical names
Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Colton within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Colton.-- par. and vil., N. Lancashire, between rivers Crake and Leven, 5 miles NE. of Ulverston, 14,322 ac. (450 water), pop. 1783.