Murton

Murton is a small village and civil parish in , , England. The parish had a population of 330 in 2001, rising to 360 at the 2011 Census.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 359 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Murton, Cumbria” and “Murton, Westmorland”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St John the Baptist, Murton and Murton Fell.

Church
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a church.

Peak
is a hill of 675 metres above the village of Murton, Cumbria in district, in the North Pennines. It lies east of the dramatic valley of It lies on the central watershed of England, as it is drained to the south west into the flowing into the , and to the north east into the and ultimately the . is situated 2½ miles northeast of Murton.

Bridge
Photo: David Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a bridge, which is situated 2½ miles southwest of Murton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hilton and Keisley.

Village
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is a village in , England, in the civil parish of Murton, about 3 miles east of and at an elevation of 752 feet. In 1870-72 the township had a population of 253.

Hamlet
Photo: John Illingworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small hamlet in the English county of . It is located in the civil parish and the district. is situated 1½ miles northwest of Murton.

Locality
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is a small village in , England, in the civil parish of . It is situated a short distance to the south-east of , just to the north of the A66, and lies within the historic county boundaries of . is situated 2 miles southwest of Murton.

Murton

Latitude
54.58965° or 54° 35′ 23″ north
Longitude
-2.42312° or 2° 25′ 23″ west
Population
359
Elevation
748 feet (228 metres)
Open location code
9C6VHHQG+VQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 242712806
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2641946
Wiki­data ID
Q3133354
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Murton” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Murton”
  • Chinese: “Murton”
  • Dutch: “Murton”
  • French: “Murton”
  • Irish: “Murton”
  • Italian: “Murton (Cumbria)”
  • Italian: “Murton”
  • Ladin: “Murton (Cumbria)”
  • Ladin: “Murton”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Murton (Cumbria)”
  • Persian: “مورتون، کامبریا”
  • Polish: “Murton”
  • Swedish: “Murton, Cumbria”
  • Swedish: “Murton”
  • Turkish: “Murton, Cumbria”
  • Welsh: “Murton, Cumbria”
  • Welsh: “Murton, Westmorland”
  • Welsh: “Murton”
  • “Murton”

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