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. A major landmark is Gorton Monastery, a 19th-century High Victorian Gothic former Franciscan friary.

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Belle Vue railway station

Belle Vue railway station serves the area of Belle Vue, in Greater Manchester, England. It is a stop on the Hope Valley Line for services between Manchester Piccadilly and New Mills Central.
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The Plough, Gorton

The Plough is a Grade II listed pub in the Gorton area of Manchester, England. It is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. It was built in the late 19th century, incorporating parts of an earlier building.
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Gorton North

Gorton North is a defunct local government ward in the Gorton area of the City of Manchester. The population of Gorton North ward at the 2011 census was 16,440. Under boundary changes by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) the ward was abolished and replaced with the new electoral ward Gorton and Abbey Hey from May 2018.
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Limehurst Rural District

Limehurst was, from 1894 to 1954, a rural district in the administrative county of Lancashire, England.