Parton may refer to:

People

David Parton David Parton (born David Eric Stanley Parton, 1948) is an English singer-songwriter and record producer from Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, England. He is also known as Des Parton, based on the initials of his first three names. Career ...

, English singer-songwriter and record producer * Dick Parton (died 2006), Australian rules footballer * Dolly Parton (born 1946), American country singer, songwriter, composer, author, and actress *

James Parton James Parton (February 9, 1822 – October 17, 1891) was an English-born American biographer who wrote books on the lives of Horace Greeley, Aaron Burr, Andrew Jackson, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Voltaire, and contributed three bio ...

(1822–1891), American biographer *

Jeff Parton Jeffrey John "Jeff" Parton (born 24 February 1953) is a Welsh retired professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association fo ...

(born 1953), Welsh football goalkeeper * Jim Parton, fathers' rights activist *

John Parton John Wesley Parton (31 January 1863 – 30 January 1906) was an English first-class cricketer, who played one match for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1889, against Nottinghamshire at Bramall Lane, Sheffield. He had the economical bowling ...

(1863–1906), English cricketer * Lucy Rose Parton (born 1989), English singer-songwriter * Mabel Parton (1881–1962), British tennis player * Mark Parton (born 1966), Australian politician *

Randy Parton Randel Huston "Randy" Parton (December 15, 1953 – January 21, 2021) was an American singer-songwriter, actor and businessman. Life, career and death Randy Parton was born in Sevierville, Tennessee, the eighth of twelve children born to Avie L ...

(born 1953), American country singer and business person *

Sarah Jane Parton Sarah Jane Parton (born 1980 in Lower Hutt, New Zealand) is a new media artist based in Wellington, New Zealand. Education Parton studied Design and Fine Arts at Massey University's College of Creative Arts, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine A ...

(born 1980), New Zealand new media artist *Samantha (Sam) Parton, musician with

The Be Good Tanyas The Be Good Tanyas are a Canadian folk music group formed in Vancouver in 1999. Their influences include folk music, folk, country music, country, and bluegrass music, bluegrass. The style of music they perform can be referred to as alt-country ...

* Stella Parton (born 1949), American country singer *

Tim Parton Legacy Five is a Southern gospel quartet founded by former Cathedral Quartet members Roger Bennett and Scott Fowler in 1999, after the owners of the Cathedral Quartet, Glen Payne and George Younce, decided to retire in 1999. History Legacy Five' ...

, American pianist *

Tom Parton Tom Parton (born 2 February 1998) is an English rugby union player who plays for London Irish in the Premiership Rugby. In June 2022 he was called up by Eddie Jones to join a training camp with the senior England England is a country ...

, English Rugby player *

Tony Parton Tony Parton (born 12 January 1967) is a former English cricketer. Parton was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Wellington, Shropshire.Published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Parton made his debut for Shropshi ...

(born 1967), English cricketer *

V. R. Parton Vernon Rylands Parton (2 October 1897 – 31 December 1974) was an English chess enthusiast and prolific chess variant inventor, his most renowned variants being Alice chess and Racing Kings. Many of Parton's variants were inspired by the ficti ...

(1897–1974), English chess player

Places

Parton, Cumbria Parton is a village and civil parish on the Cumbrian coast, overlooking the Solway Firth, 1¼ miles (2 km) north of the town of Whitehaven in England. The parish had a population of 924 in 2001, decreasing to 914 at the 2011 Census. Formerl ...

, England * Parton, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland * Parton, Herefordshire, England

Railway stations

Parton railway station Parton railway station is a railway station serving the village of Parton in Cumbria, England. It is on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between and . It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains. Immediately north and sou ...

, in Cumbria, England *

Parton Halt railway station Parton Halt railway station was opened by the LNWR and FR Joint Railway ("The Joint Line") in January 1915 and closed by the LMSR fourteen years later in 1929. The halt never appeared on any public timetable, as it was provided to enable w ...

, also in Cumbria, near to but different from, Parton railway station * Parton (P&WJR) railway station, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Other uses

* Parton (particle physics), is the name for a particle {{disambiguation, geo, surname