Murton

Murton is a village and civil parish in , England, eight miles east of the city of and six miles south of Sunderland. It had a population of 4,534, which rose to 7,676 at the 2011 Census.
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  • Type: Village with 7,410 residents
  • Description: village in County Durham, England
  • Also known as: “Murton, County Durham”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Church of St Andrew and Seaham railway station.

Church
Photo: Terry Johnson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Railway station
Photo: roger geach, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Seaham is a railway station on the Durham Coast Line… is situated 2½ miles northeast of Murton.

Event venue
Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, formerly Dalton Pumping…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dalton-le-Dale and South Hetton.

Hamlet
Photo: David Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in , England.

Village
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a former mining village in the County…

Village
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , England. is situated 2 miles southeast of Murton.

Murton

Latitude
54.81558° or 54° 48′ 56″ north
Longitude
-1.38975° or 1° 23′ 23″ west
Population
7,410
Elevation
436 feet (133 metres)
Open location code
9C6WRJ86+63
Open­Street­Map ID
node 36479880
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2641945
Wiki­data ID
Q2499972
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Murton” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Murton (Durham konderria)”
  • Basque: “Murton”
  • Bengali: “মার্টন”
  • Cebuano: “Murton”
  • Chinese: “穆尔顿”
  • Chinese: “穆爾頓”
  • Chinese: “默顿”
  • Dutch: “Murton”
  • French: “Murton”
  • German: “Murton”
  • Gujarati: “મુર્ટન”
  • Hebrew: “מרטון”
  • Irish: “Murton”
  • Japanese: “マートン”
  • Kannada: “ಮುರ್ಟನ್”
  • Korean: “머턴”
  • Lithuanian: “Murtonas”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Murton (Durham)”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Murton”
  • Persian: “مورتون، کانتی دورام”
  • Persian: “مورتون”
  • Polish: “Murton”
  • Portuguese: “Murton”
  • Russian: “Мартон”
  • Spanish: “Murton”
  • Swedish: “Murton, Durham”
  • Swedish: “Murton”
  • Tamil: “முர்டோன்”
  • Telugu: “ముర్టన్”
  • Urdu: “مرٹن، کاؤنٹی ڈرہم”
  • Welsh: “Murton, Swydd Durham”
  • “Murton”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Dalton Heights and Westlea.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Church of the Holy Trinity and St. Joseph.

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