Gorton

English <dab> + railway station (Scotland) Pronunciation en /ˈɡɔː.tən/ RP en /ˈɡɔɹ.tən/ [ˈɡɔɹɾn̩] [ˈɡɔɹʔn̩] GA en ɔː(ɹ)tən 2 Proper noun ~ s en. en area city/Manchester co/Greater Manchester cc/England OS grid ref SJ8896. en remote location on the West Highland Line and Rannoch Moor in carea/Argyll and Bute cc/Scotland, which had a school for children of railway employees at one time OS grid ref NN3947. en 1941 May Notes and News: School on a Railway Platform Railway Magazine 233 What is probably the only school of its kind in existence in the British Isles is to be found at Gorton in the heart of Rannoch Moor among some of the wildest scenery in the West Highlands. [...] Consequently, the Education Authority of Argyllshire, in which Gorton is situated, approached the railway company for permission to erect a temporary school on the platform at Gorton, and asked whether it would be possible for the company to provide a carriage body for this purpose. en electoral division city/Melbourne state/Victoria c/Australia. Derived terms en Gortonian Gortonist Gortonite Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Gorton is the 8060th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4110 individuals. Gorton is most common among White (94.01%) individuals. Anagrams en gnoort Groton trogon