Great Orton

Great Orton
St. Giles' Church, Great Orton
Great Orton  Great Orton shown within Cumbria
Population	453 (2011)
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
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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. 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.

External links

• 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