Murton, Westmorland
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| Murton | |
| Westmorland | |
|---|---|
 Murton Pike | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NY726213 |
| Location: | 54°35’12"N, 2°25’30"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 360 (2011) |
| Post town: | Appleby In Westmorland |
| Postcode: | CA16 |
| Dialling code: | 01768 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Westmorland & Furness |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Penrith and The Border |
Murton is a small Westmorland village – a little place with a population recorded as just 360 in the 2011 Census. There is a wider civil parish of Murton too, which encompasses Murton itself, Hilton, Langton, and Brackenber. The county town, Appleby-in-Westmorland is to the south-west.
Murton Pike, to the north of the village, (54°36’7"N, 2°24’41"W) is 1,949 feet high and is topped by a triangulation point; it is a south-westerly outlier of Murton Fell, which rises to over 2,198 feet at two points. Parts of Murton Fell lie within the Army's Warcop Training Area.[1]
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References
- ↑ Walking in the North Pennines , Paddy Dillon , 1991 , "Warcop Range Section" , pp.71–82 google books preview
