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Orton

UK/ˈɔː.tən/US/ˈɔɹ.tən/

Orton proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Orton

  1. A surname.
  2. A civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, previously in Carlisle district, which includes Great Orton and Little Orton (OS grid ref (approx) NY3454).
  3. A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY6208).
  4. A small village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, previously in Kettering borough (OS grid ref SP8079).
  5. A suburban area in south-west Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL1596)
  6. A hamlet in Wombourne parish, South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SO8695).
  7. A hamlet in Moray council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ3152).
  8. A hamlet in the Municipal District of Willow Creek, southern Alberta, Canada.
  9. A community in East Garafraxa township, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada.
  10. An unincorporated community in Gilmer County, West Virginia, United States.

Words formed from Orton

Words that rhyme with Orton

Questions about Orton

What does Orton mean?
Orton means a surname.
What part of speech is Orton?
Orton is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Orton?
Orton is pronounced /ˈɔː.tən/ (UK).

Words near Orton in the dictionary

  1. ortolan
  2. ortolan bunting
  3. ortolan buntings
  4. ortolans
  5. ortologue
  6. Orton
  7. Orton cone
  8. Orton Longueville
  9. Orton Park
  10. Ortonesque
  11. Ortonian

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