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Coordinates: 52°33′18″N 2°11′41″W / 52.5551°N 2.1948°W / 52.5551; -2.1948
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Orton is a hamlet in the South Staffordshire District, in the English county of Staffordshire. Nearby settlements include the city of Wolverhampton and the villages of Wombourne and Trysull.

In 1872 a gazetteer entry described Orton as a liberty in Wombourn parish, Stafford; on the Birmingham canal, 3½ miles S W of Wolverhampton. Pop., 169.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Orton". www.ParishRegister.co.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2012.

52°33′18″N 2°11′41″W / 52.5551°N 2.1948°W / 52.5551; -2.1948