Morton

Morton is a locality in Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, England. Morton is situated nearby to the locality Sibland, as well as near Gillingstool.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Paul’s and Thornbury Castle.

St Paul’s

Church

Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Paul’s is a church.

Thornbury Castle is a Tudor castle in the town of Thornbury, in Gloucestershire, England, erected next to the parish church of St Mary. Construction was begun in 1511 as a further residence for Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, of Stafford Castle in Staffordshire.

The Castle School

School

Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain.

The Castle School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, England, which serves the town and the surrounding villages.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Milbury Heath and Duckhole.

Milbury Heath

Village

Milbury Heath is a hamlet in South Gloucestershire, England, located east of Thornbury. The hamlet has a garden centre and a few other farm shops. The heath is a local high point and offers views west across the Severn Vale, and north into the Vale of Berkeley.

Duckhole

Hamlet

Duckhole is a hamlet in South Gloucestershire in the west of England. Historically it was located in the hundred of Lower Thornbury in the county of Gloucestershire and the name dates back at least as far as 1658, when it appeared in a parliamentary survey.

Whitfield

Hamlet

Whitfield is a hamlet in South Gloucestershire, England. Whitfield is situated 2 miles east of Morton.

Morton

Type: Locality
Location: Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.61167° or 51° 36′ 42″ north

Longitude

-2.5125° or 2° 30′ 45″ west

Elevation

148 feet (45 metres)

Open location code

9C3VJF6Q+M2

GeoNames ID

2642167

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