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Orton.

A surname.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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name/ˈɔː.tən/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɔɹ.tən/General-American[ˈɔɹ.ɾn̩]General-American[ˈɔɹ.ʔn̩]General-American
  1. A surname.

  2. A place in England: A civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, previously in Carlisle district, which includes Great Orton and Little Orton (OS grid ref (approx) NY3454).

  3. A place in England: A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY6208).

  4. A place in England: A small village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, previously in Kettering borough (OS grid ref SP8079).

  5. A place in England: A suburban area in south-west Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL1596)

  6. A place in England: A hamlet in Wombourne parish, South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SO8695).

  7. A hamlet in Moray council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ3152).

  8. A hamlet in the Municipal District of Willow Creek, southern Alberta, Canada.

  9. A community in East Garafraxa township, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada.

  10. An unincorporated community in Gilmer County, West Virginia, United States.

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