Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Gorton

Gorton, township and ry. sta., in par. and 3 miles SE. of Manchester, SE. Lancashire, 1484 ac. (42 water), pop. 33,096; P.O., T.O.; is partly within the parl. limits of Manchester.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "township and railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Gorton CP/Ch       Manchester AP/CP       Lancashire AncC
Place: Gorton

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