Gorton

Gorton is an area of , in , England; it lies to the south-east of . The population at the 2011 census was 36,055.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Suburb with 36,100 residents
  • Description: area of the city of Manchester, in North West England
  • Also known as: “Gorton, Greater Manchester” and “Gorton, Manchester”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Belle Vue railway station and Ryder Brow railway station.

Railway station
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serves the area of , in , England. It is a stop on the Hope Valley Line for services between Manchester Piccadilly and .

Railway station
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serves the Gorton and Ryder Brow areas of , . It was opened in 1985 by British Rail as a stop on the Hope Valley Line; the station is located 2+3⁄4 miles south-east of Manchester Piccadilly.

Railway station
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serves the Gorton district of the city of , . It is sited 2+1⁄2 miles east of Manchester Piccadilly. The station is a stop on the Glossop and Hope Valley lines; Northern Trains operate all services that stop here and also manage the station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belle Vue and Openshaw.

Suburb
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is an area of , England, sited east of the city centre; it is bordered by the Hope Valley Line to the east and the Glossop line to the west. It is part of the electoral ward of .

Suburb
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is a suburb of , , England, about three miles east of . Historically part of , was incorporated into the city of Manchester in 1890.

Suburb
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is an inner city area of , England, 3 miles south of the city centre, bounded by and West Gorton to the north and east; to the south; and , and to the west.

Gorton

Latitude
53.46361° or 53° 27′ 49″ north
Longitude
-2.17504° or 2° 10′ 30″ west
Population
36,100
Elevation
256 feet (78 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB OTG
Open location code
9C5VFR7F+CX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9537977950
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2648280
Wiki­data ID
Q5586936
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Gorton” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Gorton”
  • Chinese: “戈頓”
  • Dutch: “Gorton”
  • French: “Gorton”
  • Greek: “Γκόρτον”
  • Hebrew: “גורטון”
  • Indonesian: “Gorton”
  • Irish: “Gorton”
  • Japanese: “ゴートン”
  • Persian: “گورتون”
  • Polish: “Gorton”
  • Slovenian: “Gorton”
  • Swedish: “Gorton”

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Highlights include City of Manchester Institute of Gymnastics and Gorton Police Station.

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