Great Orton

Great Orton

St. Giles' Church, Great Orton
Great Orton
 Great Orton shown within Cumbria
Population 453 (2011)
OS grid referenceNY328542
Civil parishOrton
DistrictCity of Carlisle
Shire countyCumbria
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town CARLISLE
Postcode district CA5
Dialling code 01228
Police Cumbria
Fire Cumbria
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentCarlisle
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria

Coordinates: 54°52′41″N 3°02′49″W / 54.878°N 3.047°W / 54.878; -3.047

Great Orton is a village in the parish of Orton, in the City of Carlisle district of the English county of Cumbria. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 453.[1] Historically, the village is part of Cumberland.

Location

Great Orton is about five miles west of the great border city of Carlisle.

Amenities

Great Orton has a primary school with nursery, a pub (the Wellington), a church (St Giles), a village hall and a butcher's shop (R J Mulholland). The village hall is available to hire and you can find more information at http://www.greatortonvillagehall.co.uk

Nearby settlements

Nearby settlements include the city of Carlisle, the villages of Thursby, Little Orton, Kirkbampton, Thurstonfield, Moorhouse, Wiggonby and the hamlet of Orton Rigg.

Transport

For transport there is the B5307 road, the A595 road and the A596 road. There is also Carlisle railway station about six miles away.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 23 June 2015.
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