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Orton

  • /ˈɔː.tən/ UK
  • /ˈɔɹ.tən/ US
  • [ˈɔɹ.ɾn̩] US
  • [ˈɔɹ.ʔn̩] US

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)tən

proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. 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 village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY6208).
  4. A small village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, previously in Kettering borough (OS grid ref SP8079).
  5. A suburban area in south-west Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL1596)
  6. 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.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: previte, orson, ormond, orren, orrell, ornsby, orta, orland, orrantia, ormston, orne, orndoff, oborne, ortner, ortman, orrison

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"Orton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/orton. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Orton. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/orton

Chicago

"Orton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/orton.

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@misc{orton_2026,
  title = {Orton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/orton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}