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Morton
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morton
English
Etymology
From en ang mōr moor, marsh + ang tūn settlement.
Pronunciation
en [ˈmɔːtn̩] RP
en [ˈmɔɹtn̩] [ˈmɔɹɾn̩] [ˈmɔɹʔn̩] GA,CA
en en-us-Morton.ogg California
en [ˈmoːtn̩] AU,NZ
en ɔː(ɹ)tən 2
Proper noun
s
Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.
en number of places cc/England:
en western suburb city/Carlisle co/Cumbria OS grid ref NY3854. OS: Carlisle
en hamlet par/Hesket and par/Skelton near vill/Calthwaite dist/Eden co/Cumbria OS grid ref NY4539.
en village/and/cpar in dist/North East Derbyshire co/Derbyshire OS grid ref SK4160. Parish map (Derbyshire)
en suburb town/Thornbury uauth/South Gloucestershire co/Gloucestershire OS grid ref ST6491. OS:South Gloucestershire
en suburban area in par/Brading co/Isle of Wight OS grid ref SZ6086.
en hamlet par/Swinderby near Morton Hall, dist/North Kesteven co/Lincolnshire OS grid ref SK8863. OS: North Kesteven
en village par/Morton and Hanthorpe dist/South Kesteven co/Lincolnshire OS grid ref TF0924.
en village/and/cpar by town/Gainsborough dist/West Lindsey co/Lincolnshire not actually named "Morton by Gainsborough"; OS grid ref SK8091. OS: West LindseyParish map (Lincolnshire)
en hamlet par/Morton on the Hill dist/Broadland co/Norfolk OS grid ref TG1217.
en hamlet par/Babworth dist/Bassetlaw co/Nottinghamshire OS grid ref SK6780. OS: Bassetlaw
en village par/Fiskerton cum Morton dist/Newark and Sherwood co/Nottinghamshire OS grid ref SK7251.
en hamlet par/Oswestry Rural co/Shropshire OS grid ref SJ2924. OS: Shropshire
en commune in dept/Vienne r/Nouvelle-Aquitaine c/France.
en community twp/Rideau Lakes p/Ontario c/Canada.
en number of places c/USA:
en village co/Tazewell County s/Illinois.
en unincorporated community co/Putnam County s/Indiana.
en minor city co/Renville County s/Minnesota.
en city co/Scott County s/Mississippi.
en unincorporated community co/Ray County s/Missouri.
en hamlet town:pref/Kendall co/Orleans County s/New York on the border of co/Monroe County. TopoZone: Morton, New York
en neighbourhood in north-west city/Philadelphia s/Pennsylvania.
en borough in co/Delaware County s/Pennsylvania.
en small city/county seat co/Cochran County s/Texas.
en city co/Lewis County s/Washington.
en unincorporated community co/Fremont County s/Wyoming.
en A number of <<townships>> in the <<c/USA>>, listed under Morton Township.
en locality in the carea/Shoalhaven eastern s/New South Wales c/Australia.
en English and Scottish habitational Old English from the placename.
en male surnames.
A Scottish earldom.
Derived terms
en Boissevain-Morton Fiskerton cum Morton Morton and Hanthorpe Morton code Morton County Morton-on-Swale Morton on the Hill Morton order Abbots Morton Morton ordering Morton Plains Mortons Creek Morton's toe Morton's syndrome Morton's fork Mortonian
See also
en Moreton
References
Anagrams
en mnoort tomorn