Great Orton
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| Great Orton | |
| Cumberland | |
|---|---|
 St. Giles' Church, Great Orton | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NY328542 |
| Location: | 54°52’41"N, 3°2’49"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 453 (2011) |
| Post town: | Carlisle |
| Postcode: | CA5 |
| Dialling code: | 01228 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cumberland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Carlisle |
Great Orton is a village in the parish of Orton near Carlisle, in Cumberland. The population of the parish taken at the 2011 census was just 453.
Great Orton is about five miles west of Carlisle.
About the village
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). There is a village hall which hosts events.
Nearby villages include Thursby, Little Orton, Kirkbampton, Thurstonfield, Moorhouse, Wiggonby and the hamlet of Orton Rigg.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Great Orton) |
