Morton

== English == === Etymology === From Old English mōr (“moor, marsh”) + tūn (“settlement”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): [ˈmɔːtn̩] (General American, Canada) IPA(key): [ˈmɔɹtn̩], [ˈmɔɹɾn̩], [ˈmɔɹʔn̩] (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): [ˈmoːtn̩] Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)tən === Proper noun === Morton (plural Mortons) Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people. A number of places in England: A western suburb of Carlisle, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY3854). A hamlet in Hesket parish and Skelton parish, near Calthwaite, Eden district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY4539). A village and civil parish in North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4160). A suburb of Thornbury, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST6491). A suburban area in Brading parish, Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ6086). A hamlet in Swinderby parish, near Morton Hall, North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK8863). A village in Morton and Hanthorpe parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF0924). A village and civil parish by Gainsborough, West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (not actually named "Morton by Gainsborough"; OS grid ref SK8091). A hamlet in Morton on the Hill parish, Broadland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG1217). A hamlet in Babworth parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK6780). A village in Fiskerton cum Morton parish, Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7251). A hamlet in Oswestry Rural parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ2924). A commune in Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. A community in Rideau Lakes, Ontario, Canada. A number of places in the United States: A village in Tazewell County, Illinois. An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Indiana. A minor city in Renville County, Minnesota. A city in Scott County, Mississippi. An unincorporated community in Ray County, Missouri. A hamlet in Kendall, Orleans County, New York. A neighbourhood in north-west Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. A small city, the county seat of Cochran County, Texas. A city in Lewis County, Washington. An unincorporated community in Fremont County, Wyoming. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Morton Township. An English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English from the placename. A male given name transferred from the surname. A Scottish earldom. ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === Moreton === References === === Anagrams === tomorn