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Morton (surname) Morton is an English, Irish, and Scottish surname. Notable people with the surname include: __TOC__ A–K *Adam Morton (1945–2020), Canadian philosopher *Alan Morton (disambiguation), several people *Alexander Morton (disambiguation), Alexander ...
* Morton (given name)


Fictional

* Morton Koopa, Jr., one of the
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in the ''Mario'' franchise * A character in the '' Charlie and Lola'' franchise * A character in the 2008 film ''
Horton Hears a Who! ''Horton Hears a Who!'' is a children's book written and illustrated by Theodor Seuss Geisel under the pen name Dr. Seuss. It was published in 1954 by Random House. This book tells the story of Horton the Elephant and his adventures saving Who ...
'' * Morton Slumber, a funeral director who assists the diamond smuggling ring in '' Diamonds Are Forever'' * Morton "Mort" Rainey, an author and the main character of the 2004 film '' Secret Window''


Places


Canada

* Rural Municipality of Morton, Manitoba, a former rural municipality * Morton, Ontario, a community in Rideau Lakes


England

* Morton, Cumberland, Cumbria * Morton, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria * Morton, Derbyshire * Morton, Gloucestershire * Morton, Isle of Wight * Morton, a village in Morton and Hanthorpe parish, Lincolnshire * Morton, West Lindsey, Lincolnshire * Morton Hall, Lincolnshire *
Morton, Norfolk Morton on the Hill is a small but scattered village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, about north-west of Norwich. The parish covers an area of and had a population of 85 in 34 households at the 2001 census.Morton, Nottinghamshire * Morton-on-Swale, North Yorkshire * Morton, Shropshire, a
location In geography, location or place is used to denote a region (point, line, or area) on Earth's surface. The term ''location'' generally implies a higher degree of certainty than ''place'', the latter often indicating an entity with an ambiguous bou ...
in Oswestry Rural parish, Shropshire * Morton, West Yorkshire, a parish


Scotland

* Morton, Dumfries and Galloway, a
civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
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Morton Castle Morton Castle is located by an artificial loch in the hills above River Nith, Nithsdale, in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It lies north-east of Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway, Thornhill, and once formed part of a chain of castles ...
, a seat of the Earls of Morton in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland *
Morton, West Lothian Morton is a locality in the parish of Kirknewton, in West Lothian, Scotland.People of Medieva ...


United States

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Morton, Illinois Morton is a village in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. The population was 17,117 at the 2020 census. The community holds a yearly Morton Pumpkin Festival for four days every September, and claims that "99 percent of the world's canne ...
, a village *
Morton, Indiana Morton is a small unincorporated community in Clinton Township, Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Mich ...
, an unincorporated community *
Morton, Minnesota Morton is a city in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. This city is ninety-five miles southwest of Minneapolis. It is the administrative headquarters of the Lower Sioux Indian Reservation. The population was 411 at the 2010 census. H ...
, a city *
Morton, Mississippi Morton is a city in Scott County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 3,462 at the 2010 census. Geography Morton is surrounded by the Bienville National Forest. Roosevelt State Park is southwest of the community. According to the U ...
, a city * Morton, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Morton, New York * Morton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a neighborhood * Morton, Pennsylvania, a borough * Morton, Texas, a city *
Morton, Washington Morton is a city in Lewis County, Washington, Lewis County, Washington (state), Washington, United States. The population was 1,036 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History 19th century A village of the Cowlitz people, Upper Cowl ...
, a city * Lake Morton-Berrydale, Washington, an unincorporated community * Morton, Wyoming, an unincorporated community *
Morton Arboretum The Morton Arboretum, in Lisle, Illinois, United States, is a public garden and outdoor museum with a library, herbarium, and program in tree research including the Center for Tree Science. Its grounds, covering 1,700 acres (6.9 square kilometre ...
, a large plant collection in Lisle, Illinois * Lake Morton (Florida), a lake in Florida * Lake Morton (Washington), a lake in Washington * Morton Township (disambiguation) * Morton County (disambiguation) * Camp Morton, an American Civil War military training ground and prisoner-of-war camp in Indianapolis, Indiana


Elsewhere

* Morton Strait, Antarctica * Morton National Park, New South Wales, Australia * Morton, Vienne, France, a commune


Businesses

* Morton Frozen Foods * Morton's Potato Chips, an American company in the 1960s and 1970s *
Morton's Restaurant Group Morton's The Steakhouse is a chain of steak restaurants with locations in the United States and franchised abroad, founded in Chicago in 1978. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Landry's. History Morton's was co-founded in 1978 by Arnold J. Mo ...
, owner and operator of upscale restaurants, including Morton's The Steakhouse *
Morton Salt Morton Salt is an American food company producing salt for food, Water purification, water conditioning, industrial, agricultural, and road/highway use. Based in Chicago, the business is North America's leading producer and marketer of salt. It i ...
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Morton (restaurant) Morton is a Finland, Finnish restaurant chain consisting of hamburger restaurants built into cargo containers active in summertime and the all-year-round restaurant Morton in Helsinki. History The 22-year-olds Jarna Kaplas, Petri Virta and Iiro ...
, a Finnish restaurant chain


Schools

* Morton College, a community college in Cicero, Illinois *
Morton High School (disambiguation) Morton High School could refer to the following schools in the United States: * J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 — a district, or any of its three campuses, in Cook County, Illinois * Morton High School (Morton, Illinois) — t ...


Titles

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Earl of Morton The title Earl of Morton was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1458 for James Douglas of Dalkeith. Along with it, the title Lord Aberdour was granted. This latter title is the courtesy title for the eldest son and heir to the Earl of Morton. ...
, a title in the Peerage of Scotland * Morton baronets, a title in the Baronetage of England


Other uses

* Greenock Morton F.C., a Scottish football club * Morton Stadium, Santry, Dublin, Ireland * Morton station, a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Morton, Pennsylvania * , a US Navy destroyer *
Ulmus 'Morton' ''Ulmus'' 'Morton' (selling name ) is an elm cultivar cloned from a putative intraspecific Hybrid (biology), hybrid planted at the Morton Arboretum in 1924, which itself originated as seed collected from a tree at the Arnold Arboretum in Massac ...
, a variety of elm tree that originated at the Morton Arboretum * Morton's neuroma, a medical condition affecting the foot


See also

* Moreton (disambiguation) * , a transport ship * * {{disambig, geo