What is Gorton?
{{Unreferenced|date=December 2011}} [[File:The Old Gorton Monastery on Gorton Lane - geograph.org.uk - 4702.jpg|thumb|Gorton Monastery]] '''Gorton''' is a district of [[Manchester]] in England. It is east of [[Manchester city centre]]. Neighbouring areas include [[Longsight]] and [[Levenshulme]]. According to the 2001 UK census, 24,173 lived there. Gorton is split into two wards, Gorton North and Gorton South. The building known as Gorton Monastery is a former Roman Catholic church which has been repaired after a period of neglect and is used for other purposes. {{multistub|geo|UK}} [[Category:Districts of Manchester]]