Gorton

//ˈɡɔː.tən// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of creton.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    An area of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8896). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A remote location on the West Highland Line and Rannoch Moor in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland, which had a school for children of railway employees at one time (OS grid ref NN3947). countable, uncountable

    "What is probably the only school of its kind in existence in the British Isles is to be found at Gorton in the heart of Rannoch Moor among some of the wildest scenery in the West Highlands. [...] Consequently, the Education Authority of Argyllshire, in which Gorton is situated, approached the railway company for permission to erect a temporary school on the platform at Gorton, and asked whether it would be possible for the company to provide a carriage body for this purpose."

  4. 4
    An electoral division in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. countable, uncountable

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"What is probably the only school of its kind in existence in the British Isles is to be found at Gorton in the heart of Rannoch Moor among some of the wildest scenery in the West Highlands. [...] Consequently, the Education Authority of Argyllshire, in which Gorton is situated, approached the railway company for permission to erect a temporary school on the platform at Gorton, and asked whether it would be possible for the company to provide a carriage body for this purpose."

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