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Murton

Murton proper noun: a small village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY7221).

Proper noun

Murton (countable and uncountable, plural Murtons)

  1. A small village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY7221).
  2. A large village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ3947).
  3. A village and civil parish in City of York district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE6452).
  4. A small village in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ3270).
  5. A village in Bishopston community, City and County of Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref SS5888).
  6. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Murton

pluralMurtons

Origin of Murton

From Old English mōr (“moor, marsh, fen”) + tūn (“enclosure; town, settlement”).

Questions about Murton

What does Murton mean?
Murton means a small village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY7221).
What part of speech is Murton?
Murton is a proper noun.

Words near Murton in the dictionary

  1. murti
  2. murtilla
  3. murtillas
  4. murtis
  5. Murtoa
  6. Murton
  7. Murtons
  8. murtsovka
  9. Murtum
  10. muru
  11. muru muru

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