Murton

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proper noun

A small village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY7221).

OriginOld English mōr →
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Meanings

proper nounMurton (countable and uncountable, plural Murtons)

plural Murtons

  1. countableuncountableA small village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY7221).
  2. countableuncountableA large village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ3947).
  3. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in City of York district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE6452).
  4. countableuncountableA small village in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ3270).
  5. countableuncountableA village in Bishopston community, City and County of Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref SS5888).
  6. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishmōr“moor, marsh, fen”
  2. EnglishMurton

From Old English mōr (“moor, marsh, fen”) + tūn (“enclosure; town, settlement”).

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Cite this entry
APA

Murton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Murton

MLA

“Murton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Murton. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Murton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Murton.

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