Granton, Nova Scotia

{{short description|Community in Nova Scotia, Canada}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Location map|Canada Nova Scotia

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|caption = Granton in Nova Scotia

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Granton is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County. It is the birthplace of Leonard W. Murray.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} The community was named for Granton, Edinburgh.{{cite web|title=Place-names and Places of Nova Scotia|url=https://novascotia.ca/archives/places/page.asp?ID=255|website=Nova Scotia Archives|publisher=Province of Nova Scotia|accessdate=10 September 2017}}

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{{Geographic location

|Centre =Granton, Nova Scotia

|N =Pictou, Nova Scotia
Caribou, Nova Scotia
Via {{jct|state=NS|TCH|106}}
To {{jct|state=NS|Trunk|6|Route|376}}

|NE =

|E =Abercrombie, Nova Scotia
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
Via Granton Abercrombie Rd.

|SE =

|S =Alma, Nova Scotia
Via Granton Abercrombie Rd.
To {{jct|state=NS|TCH|104|Trunk|4}}

|SW =

|W =Middle River of Pictou

|NW =

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