Gorton
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Gorton is an area of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England; it lies to the south-east of the city centre. The population at the 2011 census was 36,055. Neighbouring areas include Levenshulme and Openshaw. Gorton Monastery, a 19th-century High Victorian Gothic former Franciscan friary is a major landmark.
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Vinony's link graph records 431 inbound references to Gorton, and connects out to Moors murders, urban district of Great Britain and Ireland and Manchester City F.C..
The entry is geolocated on the map in city_region, across 9 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Areas of Manchester and Former civil parishes in Greater Manchester.
Vinony links it to 9 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Gorton
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- North West England
- UK place.static_image_name
- Gorton Monastery, Gorton.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Gorton Monastery
- UK place.population
- 36,055
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SJ885965
- UK place.post_town
- MANCHESTER
- UK place.postcode_area
- M
- UK place.postcode_district
- M18
- UK place.dial_code
- 0161
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Gorton and Denton
- UK place.metropolitan_borough
- Manchester
- UK place.metropolitan_county
- Greater Manchester
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 36055
- Image
- Gorton Monastery.jpg
- Dialing code
- 0161
Show 3 more facts
- OS grid reference
- SJ885965
- Commons category
- Gorton
- postal code
- M18
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Encyclopedic overview
21 sectionsContents
- History
- Twentieth century
- Economy and development
- Gorton market
- Geography
- Landmarks and attractions
- Transport
- Railway
- History
- Manufacturing
- Governance
- Performing arts
- Sport
- Folklore traditions
- Notable residents
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- External links
Gorton is an area of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England; it lies to the south-east of the city centre. The population at the 2011 census was 36,055. Neighbouring areas include Levenshulme and Openshaw. Gorton Monastery, a 19th-century High Victorian Gothic former Franciscan friary is a major landmark.
==History==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gorton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Gallery (8)
On the map
9 mapped locations