Great Orton
| Great Orton | |
 St. Giles' Church, Great Orton |
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  Great Orton |
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| Population | 453 (2011) |
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| OS grid reference | NY328542 |
| Civil parish | Orton |
| District | City of Carlisle |
| Shire county | Cumbria |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CARLISLE |
| Postcode district | CA5 |
| Dialling code | 01228 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Carlisle |
Coordinates: 54°52′41″N 3°02′49″W / 54.878°N 3.047°W
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.
References
- ↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 23 June 2015.
External links
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- http://www.greatortonvillagehall.co.uk
- http://www.thewellingtongreatorton.robinsonsbrewery.com
- http://www.visitcumbria.com/car/greatorton.htm
- http://www.greatorton.cumbria.sch.uk
- http://www.fogos.co.uk