Great Orton
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| Great Orton | |
|---|---|
 St. Giles' Church, Great Orton | |
  Great Orton Location in the City of Carlisle district, Cumbria  Great Orton Location within Cumbria | |
| Population | 453 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | NY328542 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CARLISLE |
| Postcode district | CA5 |
| Dialling code | 01228 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Great Orton is a village in the civil parish of Orton, in the Cumberland district of the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 453.[1] Historically, the village is part of Cumberland. From 1974 to 2023 it was in Carlisle district.
Location[edit]
Great Orton is close to England's border with Scotland. The English city of Carlisle lies about five miles to the east, whereas the Scottish town of Gretna lies just eight miles to the north..
Amenities[edit]
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 https://web.archive.org/web/20140328160249/http://www.greatortonvillagehall.co.uk/
Nearby settlements[edit]
Nearby settlements include the city of Carlisle, the villages of Thursby, Little Orton, Kirkbampton, Thurstonfield, Moorhouse, Wiggonby and the hamlet of Orton Rigg.
Transport[edit]
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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 23 June 2015.
External links[edit]
- Cumbria County History Trust: Great Orton (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140328160249/http://www.greatortonvillagehall.co.uk/
- http://www.thewellingtongreatorton.robinsonsbrewery.com
- https://web.archive.org/web/20100227025009/http://www.visitcumbria.com/car/greatorton.htm
- http://www.greatorton.cumbria.sch.uk
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