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On the other hand -
My mother's maiden name is Gorton - which means my anglo-saxon or medieval ancestors* originate from a small area of Manchester just a few miles from where I grew up and within spitting distance of where Mum grew up.
It means 'dirty river' :P
* depending on whether the family name comes from the original inhabitants of the settlement or from later arrivals who adopted it as a locational surname during the 15/16 centuries.
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