Great Orton

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.

Great Orton
St. Giles' Church, Great Orton
Great Orton Location in the City of Carlisle district, Cumbria Show map of the former City of Carlisle district Great Orton Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
Population	453 (2011)
OS grid reference	NY328542
Civil parish	Orton
Unitary authority	Cumberland
Ceremonial 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
UK Parliament	Carlisle
List of places UK England Cumbria 54.878°N 3.047°W / 54.878; -3.047

Location

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

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

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.

See also

• Cumbria portal

• Listed buildings in Orton, Cumberland