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4 unusual facts about Murton


Murton A.F.C.

Murton A.F.C. (formerly known as Murton Colliery Welfare) are a football team based in Murton near Durham in County Durham, England who play in the Durham Alliance.

Murton, County Durham

George Liddell - Professional footballer and football club manager

Millions of pounds in Government and private investment is now being pumped into Murton, changing the face of the former pit village on an almost daily basis.

Richard Ord

Born in Murton, County Durham, Ord joined Sunderland on leaving school in 1986, and played nearly 300 first team games for them until he left the club in 1998.


John Amias

Towards the end of 1588 he was seized at the house of a Mr. Murton at Melling in Lancashire and imprisoned in York Castle.

Len Arran

He has recently written for singers J Marie Cooper and Indie Murton both of whom appeared on BBC show The Voice 2012, and played guitar with Skunk Anansie for European acoustic shows in April 2013, one of which will be released on live DVD in the summer 2013.

Matt Murton

On July 8, 2008, Murton was traded along with three other Cubs prospects to the Oakland Athletics for pitchers Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin.

Peter Murton

Murton worked with producer Harry Saltzman on six films: three Bond films, the first two Harry Palmer films, and Saltzman's unmade pet project The Micronauts.

Ryedale

The district lost about half its population in 1996, when an expanded City of York became a unitary authority, specifically the parishes of Clifton Without, Earswick, Haxby, Heworth Without, Holtby, Huntington, Murton, New Earswick, Osbaldwick, Rawcliffe, Skelton, Stockton-on-the-Forest, Strensall, Towthorpe, and Wigginton.


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