Dalton is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire in England.

[1] Dalton includes a farming community, both arable and stock, and is sited on a stream or beck which is a tributary of the River Swale.

The name Dalton comes from Old English and means farmstead or village in a valley.

[6] Dalton Hall, north-west of the village, dates from the 15th century.

[8] In 1835, an allowance of £40 was given to the schoolmaster by the Kirby-Ravensworth hospital for the education of the poor children.