Murton
Robin Hood pub
Murton Location within Tyne and Wear
OS grid reference	NZ328708
Metropolitan borough	North Tyneside
Metropolitan county	Tyne and Wear
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode district	NE27
Dialling code	0191
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Tyne and Wear
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Tynemouth
List of places UK England Tyne and Wear 55°01′52″N 1°29′13″W / 55.031°N 1.487°W / 55.031; -1.487

Murton is a small village in the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside, in the ceremonial county of Tyne and Wear, England. The village is separated by fields from the nearby areas of West Monkseaton, New York, Earsdon and Shiremoor. Until 1974 Murton was in Northumberland. Murton was a civil parish between 1866 and 1935. In 1931 the parish had a population of 1164.^[1]

The village contains a public house, the Robin Hood, and an equestrian centre.

Murton Farmhouse on the New York Road is a Grade II listed building, with parts dating from the 18th century.^[2]

Governance

Murton was formerly a township in the parish of Tynemouth,^[3] from 1866 Murton was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Tynemouth and Whitley and Monkseaton, part also went to form Seaton Valley.^[4]