Morton may refer to:
People
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Morton (surname)
Morton is an English, Irish, and Scottish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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* Adam Morton (1945–2020), Canadian philosopher
* Alan Morton (disambiguation), several people
*Alicia Morton (born 1987), American actress
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Morton (given name)
Fictional
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Morton Koopa, Jr.
The ''Mario'' franchise is a video game series by Nintendo. While Nintendo is usually the developer and publisher of games in the franchise, various series are developed by third-party companies, such as Hudson Soft and Intelligent Systems ...
, a character and boss in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''
* A character in the ''
Charlie and Lola
Charlie and Lola are fictional children created by the English writer and illustrator Lauren Child in 2000. They were introduced in a series of picture books and later adapted as animated television characters. Lola is an energetic and imagina ...
'' franchise
* A character in the 2008 film ''
Horton Hears a Who''
* Morton Slumber, a funeral director who assists the diamond smuggling ring in ''
Diamonds Are Forever''
* Morton "Mort" Rainey, an author and the main character of the 2004 film ''
Secret Window
''Secret Window'' is a 2004 American psychological thriller film starring Johnny Depp and John Turturro. It was written and directed by David Koepp, based on the novella '' Secret Window, Secret Garden'' by Stephen King, featuring a musical sco ...
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Places
Canada
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Rural Municipality of Morton
The Rural Municipality of Morton is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on November 1, 1890. It ceased on January 1, 2015, as a result of its provincially ma ...
, Manitoba, a former rural municipality
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Morton, Ontario, a community in Rideau Lakes
England
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Morton, Carlisle, a place in
Carlisle, Cumbria
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Morton, Eden, Cumbria
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Morton, Derbyshire
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Morton, Gloucestershire
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Morton, Isle of Wight
* Morton, a village in
Morton and Hanthorpe
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Morton and Hanthorpe is a civil parish, formerly known as Morton by Bourne in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated north from Bourne, and south-east from Grantham. According to the 2011 Census the ...
parish, Lincolnshire
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Morton by Gainsborough
Morton is a suburban village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district in Lincolnshire, England. The population at the 2011 census was 1,325. It is north of Gainsborough on the River Trent and forms part of a built-up area with the town.
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, Lincolnshire
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Morton Hall
Morton Hall is a small village in the civil parish of Swinderby , in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated south-west from the City of Lincoln, and is centrally located between the nearby larger villages of Swind ...
, Lincolnshire
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Morton, Norfolk (or Morton on the Hill)
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Morton, Nottinghamshire
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Morton-on-Swale
Morton-on-Swale is a large village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the A684 road about 4 miles west of the County Town of Northallerton. It is less than to the village of Ainderby Steeple. A ...
, North Yorkshire
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Morton, Shropshire, a
location
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in Oswestry Rural parish, Shropshire
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Morton, West Yorkshire, a parish
Scotland
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Morton, Dumfries and Galloway, a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
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Morton Castle
Morton Castle is located by an artificial loch in the hills above Nithsdale, in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It lies north-east of Thornhill, and once formed part of a chain of castles along the strategically important Nith Valle ...
, a seat of the Earls of Morton in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
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United States
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Morton, Illinois
Morton is a village in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. The population was 17,117 at the 2020 census. Morton is a suburb of Peoria and is part of the Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area and is located southeast of Peoria. The commun ...
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Morton, Indiana
Morton is a small unincorporated community in Clinton Township, Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 5 ...
, an unincorporated community
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Morton, Minnesota
Morton is a city in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. This city is ninety-five miles southwest of Minneapolis. It is the administrative headquarters of the Lower Sioux Indian Reservation. The population was 411 at the 2010 census.
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Morton, Mississippi
Morton is a city in Scott County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 3,462 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Morton is surrounded by the Bienville National Forest. Roosevelt State Park is southwest of the community.
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Morton, Missouri, an unincorporated community
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Morton, New York
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Morton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a neighborhood
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Morton, Pennsylvania
Morton is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,778 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Morton is located in eastern Delaware County at (39.910612, -75.327273). It is bordered to the north, east, and west by ...
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Morton, Texas, a city
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Morton, Washington
Morton is a city in Lewis County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,036 at the 2020 census.
History
Morton was first settled in 1871 by James Fletcher. It was later named after Benjamin Harrison's Vice President, Levi P. Morton ...
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Morton, Wyoming
Morton is an unincorporated community in Fremont County, Wyoming
Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the ...
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Morton Arboretum
The Morton Arboretum, in Lisle, Illinois, United States, is a public garden, and outdoor museum with a library, herbarium, and program in tree research including the Center for Tree Science. Its grounds, covering 1,700 acres (6.9 square kilometres ...
, a large plant collection in Lisle, Illinois
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Lake Morton, a lake in Florida
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Morton Township (disambiguation)
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Morton County (disambiguation)
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Camp Morton, an American Civil War military training ground and prisoner-of-war camp in Indianapolis, Indiana
Elsewhere
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Morton Strait, Antarctica
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Morton National Park
The Morton National Park is a national park located in the Southern Highlands, South Coast and Illawarra regions of New South Wales, Australia, situated approximately south southwest of Sydney.
Location and features
The most notable attractio ...
, New South Wales, Australia
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Morton, Vienne, France, a commune
Businesses
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Morton Frozen Foods Morton Frozen Foods is the brand name of a now-discontinued line of frozen foods, including honey buns, jelly donuts, and pot pies, that was distributed nationwide in the United States for almost 50 years. It was ultimately acquired by ConAgra ...
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Morton's Potato Chips, an American company in the 1960s and 1970s
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Morton's Restaurant Group, owner and operator of upscale restaurants, including Morton's The Steakhouse
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Morton Salt
Morton Salt is an American food company producing salt for food, water conditioning, industrial, agricultural, and road/highway use. Based in Chicago, the business is North America's leading producer and marketer of salt. It is a subsidiary of h ...
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Morton (restaurant), a Finnish restaurant chain
Schools
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Morton College
Morton College is a public community college in Cicero, Illinois. It is the second oldest community college in the state. While the campus itself was constructed in 1975, the college was established in 1924. Before the construction of the campus, ...
, a community college in Cicero, Illinois
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Morton High School (disambiguation)
Titles
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Earl of Morton
The title Earl of Morton was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1458 for James Douglas of Dalkeith. Along with it, the title Lord Aberdour was granted. This latter title is the courtesy title for the eldest son and heir to the Earl of Morto ...
, a title in the Peerage of Scotland
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Morton baronets, a title in the Baronetage of England
Other uses
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Greenock Morton F.C.
Greenock Morton Football Club is a Scottish Professional sports, professional Association football, football Football team, club, which plays in the Scottish Championship. The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of t ...
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Morton Stadium
Morton Stadium, or the National Athletics Stadium, is an athletics stadium in Santry Demesne, Santry in Ireland. Often called Santry Stadium, it is the centre for athletics events in Dublin city and the home track of Clonliffe Harriers. It h ...
, Santry, Dublin, Ireland
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Morton station, a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Morton, Pennsylvania
* , a US Navy destroyer
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Ulmus 'Morton', a variety of elm tree that originated at the Morton Arboretum
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Morton's neuroma
Morton's neuroma is a benign neuroma of an intermetatarsal plantar nerve, most commonly of the second and third intermetatarsal spaces (between the second/third and third/fourth metatarsal heads; the first is of the big toe), which results in th ...
, a medical condition affecting the foot
See also
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Moreton (disambiguation)
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