1) Area of Greater Manchester 
==Geography and administration== Historically in Lancashire, Monton was administered by the municipal borough of Eccles until its abolition in 1974. The name Monton is of Saxon origin. A conservation area includes Monton Green; the Unitarian Church and a former school with caretaker’s house; a lodge, built in 1875 to the Earl of Ellesmere’s fo...
• (n.) A heap of ore; a mass undergoing the process of amalgamation.
Mon'ton noun [ Spanish ] (Mining) A heap of ore; a mass undergoing the process of amalgamation.