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Murton could refer to: Places *Murton, Cumbria, England *Murton, County Durham, England * Murton, Northumberland, England *Murton, North Yorkshire, England *Murton, Tyne and Wear, England *Murton, Swansea, Wales People *Murton (surname) Murton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * John Murton (theologian) (1585–c.1626), co-founder of the Baptist faith in Great Britain * John Murton (footballer) (1942–2021), Australian rules footballer *Lionel Murton (1915– ... See also * Merton (other) {{disambiguation, geo ...
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Murton, Cumbria
Murton is a small village and civil parish in the Eden District of Cumbria, England. The parish had a population of 330 in 2001, rising to 360 at the 2011 Census. Settlements within the parish include the villages of Hilton, Langton, Brackenber and various small farms, houses and cottages. The town of Appleby-in-Westmorland is to the south-west. Geography Murton is located 200 metres west of the foot of Murton Pike. The village covers an area roughly measuring 6.88ha. A small stream known as Murton Beck runs through the village and down Murton Gill (a small woodland on the west side of the village). The stream continues west through Flakebridge wood before joining up with Keisley Beck. A kilometre south of Murton lies Hilton village and the streams of Hilton Beck and Stannerstones Sike. 1.6 km to the east is Brackenber, which lies west of George Gill and Lycum Sike. Murton Pike, to the west of Murton village, is high and a triangulation point, it is a south-weste ...
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Murton, County Durham
Murton is a village in County Durham, England. Lying east of the city of Durham and south of Sunderland, it has a population of 4,534, increasing to 7,676 at the 2011 Census. Originally a rural agricultural hamlet called Morton, the discovery of coal beneath its fields in the 19th century transformed it into an industrial community. 'Morton became known as Murton Colliery or Murton-in-the-Whins following the sinking of the pit in 1838 by South Hetton Coal Company, and the village was a productive coal mining community for over a century. The pit employed over 1000 men at its peak and featured in a ''Picture Post'' article showing the 'vesting' of the mine at nationalisation in 1947. The village also had the South East Durham Cooperative Bakery and a Northern Bus Company garage as added sources of jobs. In 1955 a by product works for coal was established for the production mainly of coke. The mine and other employment opportunities closed in the 1990s along with many other ...
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Murton, North Yorkshire
Murton is a small village and a civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England that is located on the outskirts of York. To the west there is the A64 and the village of Osbaldwick, to the south the A166 road to Bridlington, to the north the village of Stockton-on-the-Forest, and to the east the villages of Holtby and Warthill. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 423, increasing to 668 in the 2011 Census. The village was historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. It was then a part of the district of Ryedale in North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, covering an area of . Around 40% of the county is covered by National parks of the United Kingdom, national parks, including most of ... from 1974 until 1996. Since 1996 it has been part of the City of York unitary authority. The village has around a hundred ...
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Murton, Tyne And Wear
Murton is a small village situated in Tyne and Wear in the North East of England and is part of the urban conurbation of North Tyneside. The village is separated by fields from the nearby areas of West Monkseaton, New York, Earsdon and Shiremoor Shiremoor is a village in Tyne and Wear, Northern England. It is in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside and formerly governed under Northumberland. In the 2011 census, it was included in the Tynemouth area of Tyneside. It is near the No .... The village contains a public house, the Robin Hood, and an equestrian centre. Murton Farmhouse on the New York Road is a Grade II listed building, with parts dating from the 18th century. References External links Murton Network Village - an exemplar sustainable regeneration scheme Villages in Tyne and Wear Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside {{TyneandWear-geo-stub ...
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Murton, Swansea
The Gower Peninsula ( cy, Gŵyr) in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It contains over twenty villages and communities. Villages Bishopston Bishopston (, or historically ''Llanmerwallt'' or ''Llancyngur Trosgardi'') is an inland village, 6 miles (9.5 km) west-southwest of Swansea and near the beaches of Caswell Bay, Brandy Cove and Pwll Du. One of the larger villages in Gower, it has its own rugby club, South Gower Rugby Football Club, and its own primary and comprehensive schools. (Bishopston is part of Swansea's Bishopston ward.) Bishopston church, at the head of Bishopston Valley, is dedicated to Saint Teilo, who gives the village its Welsh name. The church contains a plain, massive font of Romanesque type, and its tower holds two 18th-century bells. In the churchyard are the remains of an old stone cross. Cheriton Cheriton, near the north coast, is a tourist destination where summer visitors stay wh ...
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Murton (surname)
Murton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * John Murton (theologian) (1585–c.1626), co-founder of the Baptist faith in Great Britain * John Murton (footballer) (1942–2021), Australian rules footballer *Lionel Murton (1915–2006), English-Canadian character actor *Matt Murton (born 1981), American baseball player * Oscar Murton (1914–2009), British politician * Peter Murton (1924–2009), British film art director and production designer * Phillip Murton (born 1973), Australian rules footballer * Tom Murton (1928–1990), American penologist *Walter Murton Walter Murton was a British art director, who worked from the 1920s until the 1940s. During his early career in the 1920s Murton was the regular set designer on the silent film series ''The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'' and '' The Myst ...