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MURTON, or Moortown, a township in Lamplugh parish, Cumberland; 8 miles E N E of Whitehaven. Real property, £1, 380; of which £350 are in mines. Pop., 156. The manor belongs to J. L. Raper, Esq. Hardware manufacture is carried on.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Lamplugh Parish Cumberland Ancient County |
| Place names: | MOORTOWN | MURTON | MURTON OR MOORTOWN |
| Place: | Murton |
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