Orton is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England. It lies 15 miles (24 km) south of Penrith, 8 miles (13 km) from Appleby-in-Westmorland and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the M6 motorway. The village is in the upper Lune Valley, at the foot of Orton Scar in the Orton Fells. The Lake District is nearby. The parish includes a wide area outside the village, and had a population of 594 in 2001, decreasing to 588 at the 2011 Census.
Glassonby is a small village and civil parish in the Eden Valley of Cumbria, England, about 3 miles (4.8 km) south south east of Kirkoswald. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 314, decreasing marginally to 308 at the 2011 Census.
Kelleth is a hamlet in Cumbria, England, containing around a dozen houses and formerly a toy factory. It is approximately 19 miles (31 km) from Penrith. It is in the Lune Valley, is situated next to the River Lune and is at an altitude of 750 ft (230 m). The oldest houses in the hamlet date as far back as the 17th century.
Oddendale is a hamlet in Cumbria, England, near the large village of Shap. For transport there is the M6 motorway and the A6 road.
Sunbiggin is a hamlet in the civil parish of Orton, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England.
Melkinthorpe is a hamlet in the civil parish of Lowther, in the Eden district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is near the villages of Hackthorpe and Cliburn. Circa 1870, it had a population of 99 as recorded in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales.
Tarraby is a hamlet in the Carlisle district, in the county of Cumbria, England. Circa 1870, it had a population of 106 as recorded in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales.
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.
Johnby is a hamlet in the Eden District, in the English county of Cumbria. It is about 6 miles (9.7 km) from the large town of Penrith and about 1 mile (1.6 km) from the village of Greystoke. The B5305 road, the B5288 road, the A66 road and the M6 motorway are all nearby. Circa 1870, it had a population of 92 as recorded in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales.
Walby is a hamlet in the civil parish of Stanwix Rural, in the Carlisle district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is a few miles away from the city of Carlisle and near the hamlet of Linstock. It is on Willow Beck near the River Eden and is about half a mile away from the main A689 road. It has an open farm. Circa 1870, it had a population of 40 as recorded in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. The surname derives from the place.
Lamonby is an agricultural hamlet in the Eden district, in the county of Cumbria, England, about 2 km from the edge of the Lake District National Park. It is located near the B5305 road and the village of Skelton, in whose parish it lies. Public transport and social or commercial facilities are absent there. The surname Lamonby originates from the hamlet.
Wiggonby is a hamlet in parish of Aikton and the district of Allerdale, in the English county of Cumbria. Historically in Cumberland, it seven miles away from the city of Carlisle and 2 1⁄4 miles from the village of Great Orton. The village has an area of 2,404 acres. It has a primary school called Wiggonby CE School, which currently has 48 pupils.
Soulby is a hamlet in the civil parish of Dacre, near the villages of Dacre and Pooley Bridge and the A592 road, in the Eden district, in the English county of Cumbria. In the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72 it had a population of 66. The name "Soulby" means "village near the fork or joining of two rivers".
Gamelands stone circle is a stone circle at the foot of Knott Hill in Cumbria, England. The stones are mostly made of red granite and some were buried and blasted in 1862.
The Shap Stone Avenue is a megalithic complex near Shap in Cumbria, England, comprising stone circles, a two-mile avenue of stones, and burial mounds.
Orton is a civil parish in the Eden District, Cumbria, England. It contains 15 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, two are listed at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the village of Orton, and smaller settlements including Kelleth, Raisbeck, and Greenholme, but is almost completely rural. Most of the listed buildings are houses and associated structures, farmhouses and farm buildings. The other listed buildings are a church, a packhorse bridge, a marker stone, and two former schools.
The Orton Fells is an upland area in Northern England, mostly consisting of limestone hills, plateaus and moorlands. Historically in Westmorland, the area lies within the modern county of Cumbria and is bounded by the Lake District to the west, the Eden Valley to the north and east, and the Yorkshire Dales and Howgill Fells to the south. The area mostly falls within the boundaries of the Yorkshire Dales National Park while a small part of the western fells is in the Lake District National Park. The fells are one of 159 National Character Areas defined by Natural England.
Raisbeck is a surname. The surname may derive from Raisbeck in Cumbria, England, the name being well recorded in London in the 17th century suggests the village may have been evacuated. Notable people with this surname include:
