Maltontown (parish), Ryedale district, administrative county of North Yorkshire, historic county of Yorkshire, northern England. On the It lies on the River Derwent opposite the town of Norton and just northwest of the chalk hills of the Wolds.

The site of an early British settlement and later a Roman fort and town (Derventio) on the


Derwent, it was renamed Malton in


Anglican times and was the


location of a royal palace of the kingdom of Derra. Its 11th-century castle was subsequently destroyed

by Henry II (1135)

but later was rebuilt with a priory nearby.

In Queen Anne’s reign

During the reign of Queen Anne (1702–14), it became a busy river port; many elegant town houses and coaching inns of New Malton date from


that period. Malton is no longer a port, but it retains a large livestock market and is an important service centre with agricultural and other light industries. Well-known racing stables at the foot of the Wolds account for

20th-century development across the river at

development in neighbouring Norton. Pop. (2001) 5,023; (2011) 4,888.